Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
तुषाङ्गारास्थिशीर्णानि रज्जुवस्त्रादिकानि च ।
नाधितिष्ठेत्तथा प्राज्ञः पथि चैव तथाऽपि भुवि ॥
tuṣāṅgārāsthiśīrṇāni rajjuvastrādikāni ca |
nādhitiṣṭhettathā prājñaḥ pathi caiva tathā bhuvi ||
তদ্রূপ জ্ঞানী ব্যক্তি পথে বা ভূমিতে পড়ে থাকা তুষ/ভুসি, জ্বলন্ত অঙ্গার, ছড়ানো অস্থি, দড়ি, বস্ত্র প্রভৃতির ওপর পা দেবে না।
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Dharma includes attentiveness in small acts; carelessness can cause harm, impurity, and disrespect toward what should not be trodden upon.
Ācāra-dharma; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The ‘wise’ person watches each step—symbolically, ethical life is a careful path where negligence leads to subtle downfall.