Ahnikaprakasha 6.p1.3

6.p1.3

gāyatrījapasyopāsanaśabdārthatvam āśvalāyanasūtrātspaṣṭam | nityodakaḥ sandhyāmupāsītetyupakramya gāyatrījapasyaiva tenābhidhānāt | etasmādeva ca sūtrādvāyatrījapasya prādhānyaṃ pratīyate | bṛhannāradīyavākyādapi gāyatrīprādhānyaṃ pratīyate | yathā, tataḥ sandhyāmupāsīta gāyatryā'rghyaṃ kheḥ kṣipet | gāyatrīṃ ca japetprātastiṣṭhannāsūryadarśanāt || tathaiva sāyamāsīno japedārkakṣadarśanāt | upāsya sandhyāṃ madhyāhne kṣipedarghyaṃ ca mantravat || gāyatrīṃ ca japetsamyak tiṣṭhannāsīna evaca | iti | yattu, tathaiva te mahārāja darśitā raṇamūrdhani | sandhyāgatasahasrāṃśumādityamupatasthire || iti mahābhāratavacanaṃ, tadapi gāyatryāḥ sūryaprakāśakatvād gāyatrījapaeva sandhyāpadaṃ prayuktam | evaṃ sati prāṇāyāmādīnām aṅgānāṃ phalaśravaṇam arthavādaparatayā neyam | aṅge phalaśravaṇamarthavāda iti nyāyāt | ata evaṛṣayo dīrghasandhyatvādīrghamāyuravāpnuvan | iti manunā'pi gāyatrījapaeva sandhyāpadaṃ prayuktam | prāṇāyāmādīnāṃ pratiniyatasvarūpatvena dairdhyāsambhavena gāyatrījapasyaiva sahastrādisaṃkhyayā dairdhyasambhavāt | atha sandhyopāsanapraśaṃsā | tatra yogiyājñavalkyaḥ, ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi sandhyopāsananirṇayam | ahorātrakṛtaiḥ pāpairyāmupāsya pramucyate || sandhyā yena na vijñātā sandhyā naivāpyupāsitā | jīvamāno bhavecchūdro mṛtaḥ śvā copajāyate || tathā, anārccaśrotsṛjedyastu sa vipraḥ śūdrasaṃmitaḥ | prāyaścittī bhaveccaiva loke bhavati ninditaḥ || tathā, nopatiṣṭhati yaḥ pūrvāṃ nopāste yaśca paścimām | sa śūdravad bahiṣkāryaḥ sarvasmād dvijakarmaṇaḥ ||