Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45
देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas
लाभानां पुत्रलाभोऽसि वायुर्वेगवतामसि । नित्यकर्मसु सर्वेषु संध्योपास्तिर्भवान्मता
lābhānāṃ putralābho'si vāyurvegavatāmasi | nityakarmasu sarveṣu saṃdhyopāstirbhavānmatā
تمام فائدوں میں تو بیٹے کا فائدہ ہے؛ تیز رفتاروں میں تو خود ہوا ہے۔ اور سب نِتّیہ کرموں میں تو سندھیا کی اُپاسنا سمجھا گیا ہے۔
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic dialogue to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Rudrasaṃhitā context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It ranks spiritual values by declaring the highest “gain” and the most purifying daily practice: Sandhyā worship. In Shaiva understanding, such disciplined nitya-karma steadies the mind and prepares it for Śiva-bhakti and liberation.
Sandhyopāsanā is a daily framework of purity, mantra, and inner recollection that supports steady Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—by cultivating regularity (niyama), devotion, and fitness for Śiva’s anugraha (grace).
Regular Sandhyā worship (twilight prayer) as a nitya-karma—performed with mantra-japa and contemplative recollection. It indirectly supports Shaiva sādhanā like japa of Śiva-nāma (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) and daily worship disciplines.