Shloka 43
Adhyaya 34 — Duties of Women
उपवीतमलङ्कारं करकञ्चैव वर्जयेत् ।
चतुर्दश्यां तथाष्टम्यां पञ्चदश्याञ्च पर्वसु ॥
upavītam alaṅkāraṃ karakañ caiva varjayet |
caturdaśyāṃ tathāṣṭamyāṃ pañcadaśyāñ ca parvasu ||
Au quatorzième jour lunaire, au huitième et au quinzième—jours de fête ou d’observance—il convient d’éviter de porter le cordon sacré (yajñopavīta) comme simple parure, ainsi que les ornements et les 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).