Shloka 3
Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites
Gaṅgā-māhātmya
सामान्यस्थानतो देवि तत्र संध्या ह्युपासिता । पुण्यं लक्षगुणं कर्तुं समर्था द्विजपावनी ॥ ३ ॥
sāmānyasthānato devi tatra saṃdhyā hyupāsitā | puṇyaṃ lakṣaguṇaṃ kartuṃ samarthā dvijapāvanī || 3 ||
اے دیوی، عام جگہ سے بھی جہاں سندھیا کی عبادت کی جائے، وہ دوبار جنم لینے والوں کو پاک کرتی ہے اور پُنّیہ کو لاکھ گنا بڑھانے کی قدرت رکھتی ہے۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes Sandhyā-upāsanā as a powerful nitya-karma that purifies the dvija and can vastly amplify spiritual merit, even when done from an ordinary location.
By presenting Sandhyā as a daily act of reverent worship, it frames regular disciplined prayer as a practical expression of devotion that steadily increases punya and inner purity.
It points to ritual discipline (kalpa/ācāra) connected with Sandhyā-vandana—timely performance and prescribed worship as part of Vedic nitya duties.