Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 18
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
तामप्यथाशपद् ब्रह्म सन्ध्या पापे भविष्यसि या मद्वाक्यमलङ्घ्यं वै सुरैर्लङ्घयसे बलात्
tāmapyathāśapad brahma sandhyā pāpe bhaviṣyasi yā madvākyamalaṅghyaṃ vai surairlaṅghayase balāt
Тогда и Брахма проклял её: «О Сандхья, ты станешь греховной, ибо силой преступаешь моё слово, непреложное — повеление, которое даже боги не должны нарушать».
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FAQs
Even sacred or cosmic functions (like Sandhyā) are portrayed as accountable to dharma. The verse stresses that divine order (ājñā/śāsana) is binding universally—transgression, especially by force (balāt), yields moral consequence (pāpa).
This is best classified under ancillary narrative supporting tīrtha/ritual culture rather than core cosmogenesis; it aligns most closely with Vamśānucarita/Carita-type didactic-etiological storytelling used to ground ritual norms (Sandhyā observance) within a sacred history.
Sandhyā symbolizes liminality (transition/junction). The ‘inviolable word’ motif encodes the idea that liminal times require heightened restraint and correct observance; forcing passage across boundaries becomes a metaphor for violating cosmic rhythm.