Shloka 4

संध्यायाः शुद्धिः सूर्यलोकप्रवेशश्च — Purification of Sandhyā and Her Entry into the Solar Sphere

Devanagari script

तमेव कृत्वा मनसा तपश्चर्योपदेशकम् । पतित्वेन तदा संध्या ब्राह्मणं ब्रह्मचारिणम्

Transliteration

tameva kṛtvā manasā tapaścaryopadeśakam | patitvena tadā saṃdhyā brāhmaṇaṃ brahmacāriṇam

Translation

Então Saṃdhyā, fixando a mente nele apenas como instrutor das austeridades, aceitou aquele brâmane celibatário (brahmacārin) como seu esposo.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having made/considered’

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• tapaścaryā-upadeśakam: the teacher of austerity-practice
• tapaścaryā-upadeśakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + caryā (प्रातिपदिक) + upadeśaka (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘tapaścaryāyāḥ upadeśakaḥ’ = instructor of ascetic practice

• patitvena: as (her) husband
• patitvena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patitva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/भाव), एकवचन; भाववाचक— ‘as (her) husbandhood/with the status of husband’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (then)

• saṃdhyā: Sandhyā
• saṃdhyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• brāhmaṇam: a brāhmaṇa
• brāhmaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• brahmacāriṇam: a celibate student
• brahmacāriṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Sandhya

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights that true spiritual direction begins with single-pointed inner resolve (manasa) and reverence for disciplined tapas, showing that dharmic union is grounded in purity and self-restraint.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Though the Linga is not named here, the Satīkhaṇḍa repeatedly frames dharma, purity, and tapas as preparatory disciplines that make the mind fit for devotion to Saguna Shiva and later realization of Shiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined brahmacarya and tapas supported by mental steadiness—practically expressed through daily Sandhya practices, japa (including Panchakshara), and restraint of the senses.