Sayamsandhya, Sayam-sandhya, Sāyaṃsandhyā: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation1) Sāyaṃsandhyā (सायंसन्ध्या) is another name of Sandhyā: a daughter of Brahmā, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.2.—“[...] O sage, when I created Marīci, Atri, Pulaha, Pulastya, Aṅgiras, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha, Nārada, Dakṣa and Bhṛgu, my mental sons of lordly stature, a beautiful woman of handsome features was born of my mind. She was variously called Sandhyā, Divakṣāntā, Sāyaṃ Sandhyā and Jayantikā, She was very beautiful with finely-shaped eyebrows capable of captivating the minds of even sages. Neither in human world nor in that of the Devas was there such a woman of complete perfection in all qualities. Nor was there such a woman in nether worlds in all the three times (past, present and future)”.
2) Sāyaṃsandhyā (सायंसन्ध्या) refers to “dusk”, representing one of two halves of Sandhyā’s body, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.7. Accordingly:—“[...] At the bidding of Śiva, the god of fire sent forth her [viz., Sandhyā’s] body to the pure [śuddha] zone of the sun (sūryamaṇḍala). The sun severed her body into two halves and placed the same on his own chariot for the propitiation of the Pitṛs and the Devas. O great sage, the upper half of her body became the prātaḥsandhyā (dawn) which is at the beginning or in the middle of a day and night. The lower half of her body became the sāyaṃsandhyā (dusk) which is in the middle of a day and night. The period is always pleasing to the manes. Before the sunrise, when the day breaks, the period is called prātaḥsandhyā. It delights the Gods. When the sun has set and assumed the hue of a red lotus, the period of sāyaṃsandhyā sets in. It is delightful to the manes”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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