Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 43
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
उपवीतमलङ्कारं करकञ्चैव वर्जयेत् ।
चतुर्दश्यां तथाष्टम्यां पञ्चदश्याञ्च पर्वसु ॥
upavītam alaṅkāraṃ karakañ caiva varjayet |
caturdaśyāṃ tathāṣṭamyāṃ pañcadaśyāñ ca parvasu ||
On the fourteenth lunar day, on the eighth, and on the fifteenth—days of festival or religious observance—one should refrain from wearing the sacred thread (yajñopavīta) as ordinary display, as well as ornaments and bracelets.
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FAQs
On liminal lunar days associated with intensified ritual potency, the text recommends simplicity and restraint, reducing display and sensual distraction in favor of observance.
Ācāra/vrata regulation; not pañcalakṣaṇa narrative.
Ornaments signify outward identity; setting them aside on parvan days symbolizes temporary ego-thinning so the practitioner aligns with cosmic rhythms (tithi-saṃdhi).