Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
अङ्गुल्यग्रे तथा दैवं तेन दिव्यक्रियाविधिः । तीर्थं कनिष्ठिकामूले कायं तेन प्रजापतेः ॥
aṅgulyagre tathā daivaṃ tena divyakriyāvidhiḥ | tīrtha kaniṣṭhikāmūle kāyaṃ tena prajāpateḥ ||
अङ्गुल्यग्रेषु दैवतीर्थं तेन देवकर्मविधिः स्मृतः। कनिष्ठिकामूले तु तीर्थं प्राजापत्यं तेन प्रजापतेः क्रिया॥
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The tradition systematizes worship: different recipients (devas, Prajāpati) require different ritual ‘interfaces.’ This promotes care, humility, and fidelity to transmitted practice.
Ācāra/Dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Fingertips (daiva) signify outward offering and transmission; the base of the little finger (prajāpati) suggests generative/rooted creativity—Prajāpati as the principle of progeny and formation.