Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते बुध्येत धर्मार्थौ चापि चिन्तयेत् ।
समुत्थाय तथाचम्य प्राङ्मुखो नियतः शुचिः ॥
brāhme muhūrte budhyeta dharmārthau cāpi cintayet | samutthāya tathācamya prāṅmukho niyataḥ śuciḥ ||
Deve-se despertar no brāhma-muhūrta e refletir sobre dharma e artha. Em seguida, levantando-se e sorvendo água para a purificação (ācamanam), deve-se manter disciplinado e limpo, voltado para o leste.
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Daily life is sacralized: rising early, cultivating purity, and beginning the day with reflection on duty and livelihood is presented as the foundation of sustained ethical living.
A practical dharma passage (ācāra/dinacaryā), not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Brahma-muhūrta is a liminal time of heightened sattva; ‘facing east’ and ‘śuci’ suggest aligning the body-mind with cosmic order (light, clarity) before engaging the world.