Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 162
भुंजानः संध्ययोर्मोहादसुरावसथो भवेत् । स्नातो न धूनयेत्केशान्क्षुते निष्ठीवितेऽध्वनि
bhuṃjānaḥ saṃdhyayormohādasurāvasatho bhavet | snāto na dhūnayetkeśānkṣute niṣṭhīvite'dhvani
اگر کوئی غلط فہمی کی بنا پر سندھیا کے وقت کھاتا ہے تو وہ اسروں کا مسکن بن جاتا ہے۔ نہانے کے بعد بالوں کو نہیں جھٹکنا چاہیے؛ اور راستے میں چھینکتے یا تھوکتے وقت مناسب احتیاط برتنی چاہیے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: At twilight near a pilgrimage road and bathing ghat, a devotee refrains from eating, keeps wet hair composed after snāna, and turns aside respectfully when sneezing/spitting, maintaining cleanliness.
FAQs
Twilight is sacred for restraint and worship; carelessness at sandhyā and in hygiene invites tamasic influence.
No tīrtha is named; it is a general sandhyā and cleanliness injunction.
Do not eat at sandhyā; maintain post-bath decorum and observe cleanliness when sneezing or spitting on roads.