Shloka 38
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
आबाधासु यथाकामं कुर्यान्मूत्रपुरीषयोः ।
दुष्कृतं न गुरोर् ब्रूयात् क्रुद्धं चैनं प्रसादयेत् ॥
ābādhāṣu yathākāmaṃ kuryān mūtra-purīṣayoḥ |
duṣkṛtaṃ na guror brūyāt kruddhaṃ cainaṃ prasādayet ||
病や苦難の時には、必要に応じて小便・大便を排してよい。師の過失を語ってはならず、師が怒るならば、これをなだめて鎮めるべきである。
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FAQs
The verse balances practical necessity with reverence: bodily rules admit exceptions in hardship (āpaddharma), while the teacher-student relationship is protected by restraint of speech and active reconciliation.
Primarily outside the pañcalakṣaṇa core; it belongs to ācāra/dharma instruction (a didactic layer often embedded in Purāṇas alongside sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita).
Control of speech about the guru symbolizes guarding the channel of transmission (śruti/smṛti-knowledge). Pacifying anger points to restoring harmony in the ‘field’ where learning and dharma can take root.