Adhyaya 215
सन्ध्याविधिः (Sandhyā-vidhi) — The Rite of Twilight Worship
火神阿耆尼以程序与形上义理并举，开示三时暮旦之“桑迪亚”(sandhyā)礼，先立“唵”(praṇava)为一切咒仪之精髓与圆满之标记。继而尊崇三者——唵、三大宣称(mahāvyāhṛti：bhūḥ、bhuvaḥ、svaḥ)与娑维特丽/伽耶特丽(Sāvitrī/Gāyatrī)——为梵(Brahman)之“口”，教人恒常研习、持诵(japa)有度，以得净化并证梵。章中将持诵次数分级(7/10/20/108/1,000/100,000/10,000,000)对应灵验果报与赎罪，并令持诵配合火供(homa，尤以芝麻火供tila-homa)及斋戒，以补过除罪。又详列仪轨技术：ṛṣi–chandas–devatā之宣告、用于deva-upanaya/japa/homa之viniyoga清单、身分诸处之nyāsa安置、伽耶特丽之观想(dhyāna)色相，以及随所求(śānti安宁、āyus寿命、śrī吉祥、vidyā学识等)而定之供品。末段融摄调息(prāṇāyāma)、洒净(mārjana)、除罪诵(aghamarṣaṇa)与吠陀偈(āpo hi ṣṭhā、drupadādīni、pavāmānī)，成一贯通的sandhyā净化流程——火神体系中咒、息与仪的综合。
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It provides a full ritual-technical stack: praṇava primacy, Gāyatrī’s ṛṣi–chandas–devatā (Viśvāmitra–Gāyatrī–Savitṛ), vyāhṛti mappings (ṛṣis, deities, meters), explicit japa counts with results, nyāsa body placements, and homa substances keyed to specific aims.
By making daily sandhyā a disciplined bridge from karma to yoga: breath-restraint (prāṇāyāma), mantra (Oṁ/Gāyatrī), purification rites (mārjana/aghamarṣaṇa), and intention (saṅkalpa/viniyoga) are unified to remove pāpa, stabilize sattva, and orient the practitioner toward Brahman-realization.
Gāyatrī-japa (with graded counts up to lakṣa/koṭi), tila-homa, fasting with 1,000 recitations, water-based japa and drinking rites, and the aghamarṣaṇa sequence supported by Vedic purification verses.