Shloka 48
Rules of Purity (Shauca) — Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
नन्दासु नाभ्यङ्गमुपाचरेत क्षौरं च रिक्तासु जयासु मांसम् पूर्णासु योषित्परिवर्जयेत भद्रासु सर्वाणि समाचरेत
nandāsu nābhyaṅgamupācareta kṣauraṃ ca riktāsu jayāsu māṃsam pūrṇāsu yoṣitparivarjayeta bhadrāsu sarvāṇi samācareta
नंदा तिथींमध्ये अभ्यंग (तेलमर्दन) करू नये; रिक्ता तिथींमध्ये क्षौर (दाढी/केस कापणे, मुंडण) टाळावे; जया तिथींमध्ये मांस वर्ज्य करावे; पूर्णा तिथींमध्ये स्त्रीसंग (कामभोग) टाळावा; भद्रा तिथींमध्ये ही सर्व कर्मे करावीत.
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FAQs
The verse ties everyday acts to ritual time-discipline: by regulating pleasure, grooming, and diet according to tithi-qualities, one cultivates mindfulness and subordinates impulse to dharmic order.
This is again ancillary material: vrata/ācāra guidance rather than sarga/pratisarga or dynastic narration. It reflects the Purāṇic role as a practical dharma handbook.
The tithi-classes encode a sacral calendar where ‘full/empty/auspicious’ time qualities shape conduct; abstentions symbolize conserving ojas and aligning personal life with cosmic rhythm (ṛta).