Shloka 18
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
पूर्वां सन्ध्यां सनक्षत्रां पश्चिमां सदिवाकराम् ।
उपासीत यथान्यायं नैनां जह्यादनापदि ॥
pūrvāṃ sandhyāṃ sanakṣatrāṃ paścimāṃ sadivākarām |
upāsīta yathānyāyaṃ naināṃ jahyādanāpadi ||
तारकासु दृश्यतासु प्रातः सन्ध्यां विधिवत् आचरेत्, सूर्येऽवशिष्टे सायं सन्ध्याम् अपि। आपत्काले विना सन्ध्यां न परित्यजेत्।
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FAQs
Regular daily worship (nitya-karma) stabilizes the mind and anchors one in dharma; it is not optional except under genuine crisis.
Not a pancalakṣaṇa topic (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita). It belongs to ācāra-dharma instruction embedded within the Purāṇa.
Twilight junctions (sandhyā) are liminal times; the verse emphasizes aligning one’s inner rhythm with cosmic transitions (stars-to-sun; sun-to-night).