Shloka 81
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
Sanskrit
युग्मासु पुत्रा जायन्ते स्त्रियो 'युग्मासु रात्रिषु ।
तस्माद् युग्मासु पुत्रार्थो संविशेत सदा नरः ॥
Transliteration
yugmāsu putrā jāyante striyo 'yugmāsu rātriṣu / tasmād yugmāsu putrārtho saṃviśeta sadā naraḥ
Translation
Söhne werden in geradzahligen Nächten geboren, Töchter in ungeradzahligen. Darum soll ein Mann, der einen Sohn begehrt, stets in geraden Nächten beiwohnen.
Speakers
Didactic narrator within Markandeya Purana (instructional passage; not Devi Māhātmya frame)
Key Themes
DharmaGṛhastha-ācāraFertility timing doctrine