Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 36
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
शिरः स्नातश्च तैलेन नाङ्गं किञ्चिदपि स्पृशेत् ।
अनध्यायेषु सर्वेषु स्वाध्यायञ्च विवर्जयेत् ॥
śiraḥ snātaś ca tailena nāṅgaṃ kiñcid api spṛśet | anadhyāyeṣu sarveṣu svādhyāyaṃ ca vivarjayet ||
ਤੇਲ ਲਾ ਕੇ ਸਿਰ-ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਅੰਗਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬੇਵਜ੍ਹਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਣਉਚਿਤ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਾ ਛੂਹੇ। ਅਤੇ ਅਨਧਿਆਇ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਵਾਧਿਆਇ ਤੋਂ ਪਰਹੇਜ਼ ਕਰੇ।
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FAQs
Sacred learning is governed by time-conditions (anadhyāya), emphasizing that discipline includes knowing when not to act. The oil-bath etiquette reflects carefulness about bodily states during ritualized cleanliness.
Ācāra/dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Anadhyāya indicates that mantra and study are ‘seasonal’ to cosmic/ritual rhythms. Observing pauses preserves potency (tejas) and prevents desacralization through routine.