Shloka 33
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
तथानुगमनं कुर्यात् प्रतिकूलं न संजयेत् ।
नैकवस्त्रश्च भुञ्जीत न कुर्याद्देवतार्चनम् ॥
tathānugamanaṃ kuryāt pratikūlaṃ na saṃjayet | naika-vastraś ca bhuñjīta na kuryād devatārcanam ||
Il convient d’accompagner et de servir comme il se doit les aînés/maîtres, sans se mettre en opposition. On ne doit pas manger vêtu d’un seul vêtement, ni accomplir le culte des divinités dans un tel état inconvenant.
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FAQs
Harmony with elders/teachers is treated as a dharmic duty; oppositional behavior is a moral fault. Proper dress is linked to inner reverence—ritual acts should not be performed casually or immodestly.
Ācāra/dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Single-garment eating/worship symbolizes insufficient ‘covering’ of the senses (indriyas). The rule encodes the idea that worship requires a protected, composed psycho-physical state.