Shloka 59
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
उदयास्तमने भानोः शयनञ्च विवर्जयेत् ।
नास्नातो नैव संविष्टो न चैवान्यमना नरः ॥
udayāstamane bhānoḥ śayanañ ca vivarjayet | nāsnāto naiva saṃviṣṭo na caivānyamanā naraḥ ||
सूर्योदयसमये सूर्यास्तसमये च न शयीत। स्नानं विना नोपविश्य भुञ्जीत, न चासम्यगासीनः, न च विक्षिप्तमानसः॥
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FAQs
Transitional times (sandhyās) are for restraint and recollection; bathing and mental composure are prerequisites for acts like eating, which are treated as quasi-ritual.
Ancillary dharma instruction; not a pañcalakṣaṇa narrative unit.
Sunrise and sunset mark prāṇic shifts; avoiding sleep then symbolizes vigilance at liminal thresholds, preserving inner order (ṛta) and clarity.