Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
न चैव शयने नोर्व्यामुपविष्टो न शब्दवत् ।
न चैैकवस्त्रो न वदन् प्रेक्षतामप्रदाय च ॥
na caiva śayane norvyām upaviṣṭo na śabdavat | na caikavastro na vadan prekṣatām apradāya ca ||
ಹಾಸಿಗೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುಳಿತು, ಬೆತ್ತಲೆಯ ನೆಲದ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುಳಿತು, ಅಥವಾ ಶಬ್ದಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಊಟ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು. ಒಂದೇ ವಸ್ತ್ರ ಧರಿಸಿ, ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಸಮೀಪದಲ್ಲಿರುವವರಿಗೂ ನೋಡುವವರಿಗೂ ಪಾಲು ಅರ್ಪಿಸದೆ ಊಟ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು.
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Eating is disciplined as a sacred act: proper place, quietness, modesty, and consideration for others (sharing/offerings) cultivate self-control and social harmony.
Ancillary dharma instruction; not within sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita classification.
Silence and order during intake protect ‘inner oblation’ (antar-homa): food is offered into bodily agni; distractions and impropriety are treated as ritual faults.