Shloka 27
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो वापि स्वाचान्तो वाग्यतः शुचिः ।
भुञ्जीतान्नञ्च तच्चित्तो ह्यन्तर्जानुः सदा नरः ॥
prāṅmukhodaṅmukho vāpi svācānto vāgyataḥ śuciḥ |
bhuñjītānnañca taccitto hyantarjānuḥ sadā naraḥ ||
Tourné vers l’est ou vers le nord, après avoir pris une gorgée d’eau pour la purification (ācāmana), la parole maîtrisée et dans la propreté, l’homme doit manger l’esprit attentif, assis convenablement (les genoux ramenés).
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FAQs
Even eating is a regulated act: purity, silence/restraint, auspicious orientation, and mindfulness prevent food from becoming mere indulgence.
Ācāra-dharma; not pancalakṣaṇa.
Orientation (east/north) and ācāmana ritualize intake; ‘taccitta’ points to meditative consumption—food as a sacrament sustaining dharma.