Shloka 15
Adhyaya 48 — The Emanation of Beings from Brahma: Night, Day, Twilight, and the Orders of Creation
तस्माद् देवा दिवा रात्रावसुरास्तु बलान्विताः ।
ज्योत्स्नागमे च मनुजाः सन्ध्यायां पितरस्तथा ॥
tasmād devā divā rātrau asurās tu balānvitāḥ / jyotsnāgame ca manujāḥ sandhyāyāṃ pitaras tathā
ஆகவே பகலில் தேவர்கள் வலிமை பெறுவர்; இரவில் அசுரர்கள் வலிமை பெறுவர். ஜ்யோத்ஸ்னா வரும் வேளையில் மனிதர்கள் (வலிமை பெறுவர்); சந்தியையில் பித்ருக்கள் அதுபோலவே (வலிமை பெறுவர்).
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FAQs
The cosmos is portrayed as time-sensitive: different beings ‘flourish’ in different temporal guṇa-climates. Practically, it reinforces choosing appropriate times for rites—especially sandhyā-associated ancestor remembrance and disciplined conduct at night.
Sarga (ordering of beings and their powers) with an implicit dharma-application to ritual timing.
‘Strength’ can be read as psychological dominance: divine clarity by day (sattva), asuric impulses by night (tamas/rajas), ancestral memory at twilight (liminal), and human agency under moonlight (reflective, moderated light).