Trisandhyā
Trisandhyā · tri-sandhyā, “the three junctions of the day”
Grammar: feminine noun; tri (three) and sandhyā (junction, twilight): “the three junctions”, also used as an adverb, “at the three sandhyās”.
Meaning: the three junctions of the day, dawn, midday and dusk, the times set for sandhyāvandana and for remembering the Paradevatā.
In the scriptures: when Bali, living in Sutala, asks Prahlāda how one may cross saṃsāra, Prahlāda tells him the fruit of turning the mind to Bhagavān Vishṇu: “The wise who remember Padmanābha at the three sandhyās gain the fruit of upavāsa (fasting). There is no doubt” (Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapter 67).
The Purāṇa closes with its phalaśruti (the fruit of hearing it), spoken to Nārada. Reading it or hearing it at the three sandhyās removes all pāpas, and to vipras free of envy it grants every kind of prosperity. Those who read it aloud and make others hear it must be honoured with cows, land, gold, cloth and ornaments; one must not show greed for wealth in this, or the fruit of hearing perishes (Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapter 69).
Related terms: Sandhyā · Sandhyāvandana · Upavāsa · Phalaśruti · Padmanābha
Sources
- Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 67, 69