Shloka 62

Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā

Devanagari script

स हन्ति सूर्यं सन्ध्यायां नोपास्तिं कुरुते तु यः / दहन्ति मन्त्रपूतेन तोयेनानलरूपिणा

Transliteration

sa hanti sūryaṃ sandhyāyāṃ nopāstiṃ kurute tu yaḥ / dahanti mantrapūtena toyenānalarūpiṇā

Translation

جو شخص سَندھیا کے وقت مقررہ عبادت نہیں کرتا، اسے گویا سورج کا قاتل کہا گیا ہے۔ منتر سے پاک کیا ہوا پانی آگ کی صورت اختیار کر کے اسے جلا دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• सः: he (that person)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• हन्ति: kills/strikes
• हन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सूर्यम्: the sun
• सूर्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सन्ध्यायाम्: at twilight (sandhyā time)
• सन्ध्यायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• उपास्तिम्: worship/attendance (service)
• उपास्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपास्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुरुते: does/performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• दहन्ति: burn (him)
• दहन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• मन्त्रपूतेन: purified by mantra
• मन्त्रपूतेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पूत (पू (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मन्त्रेण पूतः); पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तोयेन: with water
• तोयेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अनलरूपिणा: having the form of fire
• अनलरूपिणा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनल (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अनलस्य रूपम् यस्य/अनलरूपः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nitya-karma (Sandhyā-upāsanā) is obligatory; omission (pratyavāya) yields suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as purifier and protector of sattva; neglect strengthens tamas and binds the jīva to adverse results.

Application: Maintain a fixed daily Sandhyā practice (at least arghya, gāyatrī-japa, upasthāna); treat twilight as non-negotiable spiritual hygiene.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: temporal-liminal

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.213.63 (definition/measure of sandhyā); Garuda Purana 1.213.64-65 (self-performed homa and authorized proxies)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of Sandhya worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats Sandhyā-upāsanā as a vital daily duty; neglecting it is framed as a grave offence against Sūrya and leads to punitive suffering.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It links neglected daily dharma to post-mortem consequences: ritual failures become karmic causes for specific torments described in the Purāṇic afterlife framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain regular Sandhyā practice (or a sincere daily twilight prayer/recitation) as a discipline of gratitude, self-purification, and dharmic consistency.