Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
संध्यायाः शुद्धिः सूर्यलोकप्रवेशश्च — Purification of Sandhyā and Her Entry into the Solar Sphere
एवं संध्याचरित्रं ते कथितं मुनिसत्तम । पवित्रं पावनं दिव्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
evaṃ saṃdhyācaritraṃ te kathitaṃ munisattama | pavitraṃ pāvanaṃ divyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam
如是，噢最胜牟尼，我已向你宣说暮晨礼（Sandhyā）之供奉的神圣事迹——清净、能净化、且具天界之性——赐与一切正当愿求之果。从湿婆派立场看，如此持戒有序的礼拜，是内在净化（śuddhi）与奉爱（bhakti）之道，扶持灵魂趋近主宰（Pati，湿婆）。
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, within the Rudra Saṃhitā narrative frame)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a phalaśruti for sandhyā-ācāra, presenting it as ‘pavitra/pāvana’ and fruit-giving—i.e., a discipline that purifies the practitioner and supports approach to Śiva.
Significance: Frames daily sandhyā as a portable ‘inner tīrtha’: regular practice yields śuddhi, steadiness, and eligibility for higher Śaiva worship (arcana, dīkṣā, jñāna).
Type: gayatri
Role: teaching
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It concludes the teaching on Sandhyā worship by declaring it both sacred and purifying, indicating that disciplined daily practice refines the mind and supports devotion, making the seeker fit for Śiva’s grace (anugraha) and higher realization.
Sandhyā worship functions as a preparatory purification and regular vow-like discipline; in Shaiva practice it naturally complements Saguna Śiva devotion—such as Linga worship—by stabilizing mantra, cleanliness, and focused reverence before formal pūjā.
Consistent Sandhyā practice (morning/evening twilight observance) is implied—performed with purity, mantra-japa, and contemplative attention; it can be paired with Shaiva japa such as the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a dharmic daily discipline.