Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 51
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
नाधौतपादाप्रयता नार्द्रपादा उदक्शिरा: । शयीत नापराङ्नान्यैर्न नग्ना न च सन्ध्ययो: ॥ ५१ ॥
nādhauta-pādāprayatā nārdra-pādā udak-śirāḥ śayīta nāparāṅ nānyair na nagnā na ca sandhyayoḥ
पादौ नाधौय शुचिर्न भूत्वा न शयीत; आर्द्रपादः न, उदक्शिराः न; नग्ना न, अन्यैः स्त्रीभिः सह न, सन्ध्ययोः (प्रातःसायं) न शयीत।
FAQs
This verse advises avoiding sleeping during the two sandhyās and maintaining purity and proper conduct, treating these junction times as spiritually significant.
Diti sought a boon and observance for her purpose; Kaśyapa therefore prescribed disciplined conduct and purity rules so the vow would be properly protected and spiritually regulated.
Keep personal cleanliness before rest, maintain respectful marital boundaries, and reserve dawn/dusk for calmness, prayer, or mindful routine rather than indulgence or negligence.