Shloka 15
Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline
ऐन्द्रीं संध्यामुपासित्वा आदित्याभिमुख: स्थित: । सर्वतीर्थेषु स स्नातो मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषै:
aindrīṁ sandhyām upāsitvā ādityābhimukhaḥ sthitaḥ | sarvatīrtheṣu sa snāto mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: “Ang sinumang magsagawa ng sandhya sa umaga ayon sa kay Indra at tumayong nakaharap sa Araw, magkakamit ng gantimpalang tulad ng pagligo sa lahat ng banal na tirtha, at mapapalaya sa lahat ng dungis ng kasalanan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular morning sandhyā worship, performed with proper orientation toward the Sun, is presented as a powerful and accessible dharmic practice that grants the same purificatory merit as bathing at all tīrthas and removes sinful taints.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he praises a specific daily observance—performing the morning sandhyā (aindrī) and standing facing Āditya—by declaring its extraordinary spiritual fruit: universal tīrtha-bathing merit and release from all kilbiṣa.