सादित्यां मध्यमां संध्यां जपेदादित्यसंमुखः । काललोपो न कर्तव्यस्ततः कालं प्रतीक्षयेत्
sādityāṃ madhyamāṃ saṃdhyāṃ japedādityasaṃmukhaḥ | kālalopo na kartavyastataḥ kālaṃ pratīkṣayet
دوپہر کی سندھیا میں سورج کے روبرو رخ کر کے جپ کرے۔ مقررہ وقت کو ترک نہ کیا جائے؛ اس لیے درست وقت کا انتظار کر کے ہی اسے ادا کرے۔
Gaṇas
Tirtha: Kāśī (sandhyā-ācāra within the kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijottama addressed
Scene: A devotee at midday, heat-haze over ghats, standing or seated with añjali and mālā, face turned toward the blazing Sun; a clock-like sense of waiting for the exact sandhyā moment.
Dharma is protected by honoring time; punctuality in sacred duties is itself a form of reverence.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred context; the verse prescribes universal sandhyā conduct.
Midday sandhyā-japa should be done facing the Sun, without skipping or collapsing the proper time-window.