Shloka 73
Adhyaya 34 — Duties of Women
स्वप्नाध्ययनभोज्यानि सन्ध्ययोश्च विवर्जयेत् ।
सन्ध्यायां मैथुनञ्चापि तथा प्रस्थानमेव च ॥
svapnādhyayanabhojyāni sandhyayoś ca vivarjayet | sandhyāyāṃ maithunaṃ cāpi tathā prasthānam eva ca ||
सन्ध्याद्वये न स्वपियान्न पठेन्न च भक्षयेत्। न च वै मैथुनं कुर्यान्न च यात्रां समाचरेत्॥
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FAQs
Sandhyā is a liminal, sacred junction of time meant for recollection and worship; ordinary gratifications and disruptions (food, sex, travel) are suspended to prioritize spiritual alignment.
Conduct regulation (ācāra) rather than cosmology or genealogical history.
Twilight symbolizes transition; restraining sense-activities at transitions stabilizes prāṇa and attention, making the mind fit for mantra and contemplation.