Sandhyā
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Sandhyā literally means ‘junction of day and night’.
Sandhyā as Religious Rite[edit]
The religious rite to be performed at dawn and dusk by the dvijas, the ‘twice- born’, brāhmaṇas, kṣattriyas and vaiśyas is called as sandhyā or sandhyāvandana.
Sandhyā, Denotation for Time[edit]
The word is also used to indicate the intervening period between two yugas.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore