Shloka 85
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
कुर्वतामविनीतानां न श्रोतव्यं कथञ्चन ।
नोत्कृष्टशय्यासनयोर्नापकृष्टस्य चारुहेत् ॥
kurvatām avinītānāṃ na śrotavyaṃ kathañcana / notkṛṣṭaśayyāsanayoḥ nāpakṛṣṭasya cāruhet
Qu’on n’écoute d’aucune manière les propos de ceux qui se comportent sans discipline. Qu’on n’occupe ni lit ni siège d’une hauteur excessive, et qu’on ne monte ni ne foule ce qui appartient à un inférieur en rang.
{ "primaryRasa": "dharma", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
Character is shaped by what one hears and by how one carries oneself; avoiding undisciplined influence and practicing modesty in status-symbols preserves inner steadiness.
Ancillary ācāra-dharma instruction.
‘Seat/bed’ can symbolize ego-positioning; refusing undue elevation is a practice of de-centering ahaṃkāra.