Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 36
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
शिरः स्नातश्च तैलेन नाङ्गं किञ्चिदपि स्पृशेत् ।
अनध्यायेषु सर्वेषु स्वाध्यायञ्च विवर्जयेत् ॥
śiraḥ snātaś ca tailena nāṅgaṃ kiñcid api spṛśet | anadhyāyeṣu sarveṣu svādhyāyaṃ ca vivarjayet ||
तेल लगाकर सिर-स्नान करने के बाद शरीर के अंगों को (अनुचित/व्यर्थ) न छुए। और अनध्याय के सभी दिनों में स्वाध्याय से परहेज करे।
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FAQs
Sacred learning is governed by time-conditions (anadhyāya), emphasizing that discipline includes knowing when not to act. The oil-bath etiquette reflects carefulness about bodily states during ritualized cleanliness.
Ācāra/dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Anadhyāya indicates that mantra and study are ‘seasonal’ to cosmic/ritual rhythms. Observing pauses preserves potency (tejas) and prevents desacralization through routine.