Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 74
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
स्त्रीणां रजस्यवस्थानं तेषां कालांश्च मे शृणु ।
चत्वार्यहानि पूर्वाणि तथैवाऽन्यत् त्रयोदश ॥
strīṇāṃ rajasy-avasthānaṃ teṣāṃ kālāṃś ca me śṛṇu | catvāry ahāni pūrvāṇi tathaivānyat trayodaśa ||
မိန်းမတို့၏ ရာသီသွေးဆင်းခြင်း အခြေအနေနှင့် ဆက်စပ်သော အချိန်ကာလများကို ငါထံမှ နားထောင်လော့—ပထမ လေးရက်နှင့် ထို့နောက် ဆက်လက်သော တစ်ဆယ့်သုံးရက်လည်း ထိုနည်းတူ ဖြစ်သည်။
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FAQs
The passage reflects classical ācāra literature that systematizes domestic timing rules. Ethically, it underscores ordered living (niyama) and attentiveness to ritual calendars as understood in that tradition.
This is ācāra/dharma guidance, not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa element.
Time-segmentation can be read as a symbolic mapping of bodily cycles onto sacred order; the ‘counting of days’ encodes a discipline of aligning personal life with perceived cosmic rhythms.