Brahmacarya and Vānaprastha Duties; Gradual Dissolution of Bodily Identity
सायं प्रातरुपासीत गुर्वग्न्यर्कसुरोत्तमान् । सन्ध्ये उभे च यतवाग्जपन्ब्रह्म समाहित: ॥ २ ॥
sāyaṁ prātar upāsīta gurv-agny-arka-surottamān sandhye ubhe ca yata-vāg japan brahma samāhitaḥ
மாலை மற்றும் காலை—இரு சந்திக் காலங்களிலும்—அவன் குரு, அக்னி, சூரியதேவன், தேவோத்தமன் ஸ்ரீவிஷ்ணுவை வழிபட வேண்டும்; வாக்கை அடக்கி, ஒருமனத்துடன் காயத்ரி (பிரஹ்ம) ஜபம் செய்ய வேண்டும்.
This verse instructs worship at dawn and dusk—honoring the guru, sacred fire, sun, and foremost divine authorities—and chanting Vedic mantras with controlled speech and a focused mind.
In the context of describing varṇāśrama duties, Śukadeva explains the disciplined routine that purifies a student’s life—training reverence, steadiness, and remembrance of sacred authority through daily worship and mantra-japa.
Keep fixed morning-evening spiritual time, reduce idle talk, and do steady mantra recitation or prayer with full attention—building purity, focus, and devotional consistency.