Shloka 71
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
कुर्वोतालम्बनं चापि दक्षिणश्रवणस्य वै ।
यथाविभवतो ह्येतत् पूर्वाभावे ततः परम् ॥
kurvotālambanaṃ cāpi dakṣiṇaśravaṇasya vai | yathāvibhavato hy etat pūrvābhāve tataḥ param ||
Man soll auch das rechte Ohr ergreifen (berühren). Diese Handlungen sind nach den eigenen Möglichkeiten auszuführen; ist die zuvor vorgeschriebene Handlung nicht möglich, so ist die nächste zu wählen.
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FAQs
The tradition recognizes graded observance: dharma is upheld through sincere compliance within one’s capacity, using authorized substitutes when ideal acts are unavailable.
Ancillary ācāra guidance, not one of the five defining Purāṇic topics.
Touching the right ear is a compact ‘reset’ gesture, often associated with invoking inner witness/recall of sacred sound; it symbolically re-centers one in śruti-aligned awareness.