Shloka 72
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
अविद्यमाने पूर्वोक्ते उत्तरप्राप्तिरिष्यते ।
न कुर्याद् दन्तसङ्घर्षं नात्मनो देहताडनम् ॥
avidyamāne pūrvokte uttaraprāptir iṣyate | na kuryād dantasaṅgharṣaṃ nātmano dehatāḍanam ||
पूर्वोक्त उपाय उपलब्ध नसेल तर पुढील उपायाचा आश्रय घेणे प्रशस्त आहे. दात खाऊ नयेत आणि स्वतःच्या शरीरावर प्रहार करू नये।
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FAQs
Purity rules are paired with restraint: dharma discourages agitated, harsh bodily expressions (teeth-grinding, self-striking) that reflect inner disturbance and violate dignified conduct.
Ācāra/niyama instruction—supplementary ethical-ritual content outside pancalakṣaṇa.
The prohibitions curb tamasic/rajasic discharge; ritual life is framed as cultivation of sattva—calm embodiment rather than reactive gestures.