Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
गायत्र्याराधनासक्तः संध्यावंदनतत्परः । एवं मनुं जपन्विप्रो दुःखं नैवाप्नुयात्क्वचित् ॥ ४९ ॥
gāyatryārādhanāsaktaḥ saṃdhyāvaṃdanatatparaḥ | evaṃ manuṃ japanvipro duḥkhaṃ naivāpnuyātkvacit || 49 ||
Um brāhmaṇa, devotado à adoração de Gāyatrī e aplicado ao Sandhyā-vandana—recitando assim este mantra—não incorre em sofrimento em lugar algum, em tempo algum.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-discipline context)
Vrata: Sandhyā-vandana (nitya-karma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents Gāyatrī-upāsanā and Sandhyā-vandana as a protective dharma: steady daily japa and twilight worship purify the practitioner and prevent the rise of duḥkha (suffering) in life.
Bhakti here is expressed as faithful daily worship (ārādhanā) of the sacred mantra-deity Gāyatrī, performed with regularity and reverence through Sandhyā-vandana and japa.
It emphasizes applied ritual discipline—proper Sandhyā-vandana and mantra-japa (timing at the sandhyās, focused recitation, and consistent practice), a key practical strand of Vedic ritual science.