Shloka 23
Dietary Rules & Purification — Dietary Rules, Purification (Śauca), and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
नोद्यानादौ विकालेषु प्राज्ञस्तिष्ठेत् कदाचन नालपेद् जनविद्विष्टं वीरहीनां तथा स्त्रियम्
nodyānādau vikāleṣu prājñastiṣṭhet kadācana nālaped janavidviṣṭaṃ vīrahīnāṃ tathā striyam
Ein Weiser soll sich niemals zu ungeeigneten Zeiten in Gärten und ähnlichen Orten aufhalten. Auch soll er nicht mit einem vom Volk Gehassten sprechen, noch mit einer Frau ohne Schutz (ohne männlichen Vormund).
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FAQs
Prudence (prājñatā) is expressed as time-place appropriateness and careful association: avoid suspicious settings at wrong times and avoid speech that can entangle one in social hostility or scandal.
This is an ācāra-nīti (conduct/ethics) instruction, outside the core pañcalakṣaṇa categories, illustrating the Purāṇic role as a practical guide to dharma.
‘Improper times in gardens’ symbolizes liminal, temptation-prone or unsafe contexts; guarded speech and careful company symbolize mastery of vāk (speech) and saṅga (association) as pillars of dharmic life.