Shloka 81
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
युग्मासु पुत्रा जायन्ते स्त्रियो 'युग्मासु रात्रिषु ।
तस्माद् युग्मासु पुत्रार्थो संविशेत सदा नरः ॥
yugmāsu putrā jāyante striyo 'yugmāsu rātriṣu / tasmād yugmāsu putrārtho saṃviśeta sadā naraḥ
偶数の夜には男子が生まれ、奇数の夜には女子が生まれる。ゆえに、男子を望む者は常に偶数の夜に同衾すべきである。
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FAQs
The verse codifies a folk-ritual physiology about conception; its broader ethical frame remains self-control—desire is not to be random but governed by rule.
Falls outside pañcalakṣaṇa; it is prescriptive dharma.
‘Even/odd’ can be read as order vs. irregularity; the text valorizes patterned living as spiritually supportive.