Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 36
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
शिरः स्नातश्च तैलेन नाङ्गं किञ्चिदपि स्पृशेत् ।
अनध्यायेषु सर्वेषु स्वाध्यायञ्च विवर्जयेत् ॥
śiraḥ snātaś ca tailena nāṅgaṃ kiñcid api spṛśet | anadhyāyeṣu sarveṣu svādhyāyaṃ ca vivarjayet ||
After bathing the head with oil, one should not touch any part of the body improperly or without need. And on all days or times of anadhyāya (when study is suspended), one should avoid svādhyāya (self-recitation and study).
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FAQs
Sacred learning is governed by time-conditions (anadhyāya), emphasizing that discipline includes knowing when not to act. The oil-bath etiquette reflects carefulness about bodily states during ritualized cleanliness.
Ācāra/dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Anadhyāya indicates that mantra and study are ‘seasonal’ to cosmic/ritual rhythms. Observing pauses preserves potency (tejas) and prevents desacralization through routine.