Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
परोपतापकं कर्म जन्तुपीडां च वर्जयेत् ।
उदक्या सर्ववर्णानां वर्ज्या रात्रिचतुष्टयम् ॥
paropatāpakaṃ karma jantupīḍāṃ ca varjayet / udakyā sarvavarṇānāṃ varjyā rātricatuṣṭayam
ينبغي اجتناب الأفعال التي تُوقع الألم بالآخرين، واجتناب إيذاء الكائنات الحيّة. والمرأة الحائض (udakyā) يجب أن يتجنّبها الرجال من جميع الطبقات (فيما يخصّ الاتصال الجنسي) مدة أربع ليالٍ.
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The verse pairs universal ethics (non-harm, non-oppression) with household purity-regulations, implying that dharma is both social (ahimsa) and personal (regulated intimacy).
Ancillary dharma-śikṣā (conduct teaching), not one of the five purāṇic lakṣaṇas.
Ahimsa is treated as foundational; purity rules function as disciplines that train restraint and reverence for life-cycles, rather than mere external taboo.