Shloka 82
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
क्षेत्रेष्वनुप्रवेशं वै करोत्यान्तोपसङ्गिषु ।
तस्मात्कल्पः सुप्रशस्ते दिनेऽभ्यर्च्य निशाकरम् ॥
kṣetreṣv anupraveśaṃ vai karoty āntopasaṅgiṣu / tasmāt kalpaḥ supraśaste dine ’bhyarcya niśākaram
En vérité, cela fait son entrée dans les champs, parmi ceux qui s’attachent à des fréquentations impropres. C’est pourquoi le rite doit être accompli en un jour très faste, après avoir rendu un culte à la Lune (Candra).
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FAQs
The verse stresses that harmful influences enter where there is improper attachment/association; hence one should begin undertakings with auspicious timing and a stabilizing, sattvic act of worship (here, the Moon), emphasizing intentionality and purity in action.
Primarily aligns with Dharma/ācāra instruction rather than the five cosmological marks; it is ancillary puranic material (ācāra-kathana) supporting right conduct.
Moon-worship here can symbolize mind-discipline (candra as manas-devatā in later interpretive traditions): beginning actions with mental clarity and calm reduces ‘infiltration’ of confusion and error.