Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
एतस्मात्कारणात्तोयमस्त्ररूपं क्षिपाम्यहम् । संध्या कालं समुद्दिश्य भानुं संध्यां न पार्वति
etasmātkāraṇāttoyamastrarūpaṃ kṣipāmyaham | saṃdhyā kālaṃ samuddiśya bhānuṃ saṃdhyāṃ na pārvati
Por esta razão lanço esta água na forma de arma, mirando o tempo de Sandhyā; ó Pārvatī, não é uma saudação a Sandhyā como mulher, mas um ato de proteção ao Sol.
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Teacher-figure (Brahmā-like) instructs Pārvatī: one hand gestures to the twilight horizon, the other shows water as a radiant ‘weapon’; the Sun is depicted moving safely.
FAQs
Ritual acts are to be understood by their dhārmic purpose: Sandhyā rites protect cosmic rhythm and are not mere personal preference.
The passage belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya framework, emphasizing the sanctifying power of Sandhyā performed in sacred settings, without naming a specific site here.
Casting/using water at Sandhyā time (sāndhyajala) as a protective, weapon-like ritual gesture associated with Sandhyā-vandana.