Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
कुर्वीत साधुभिर्मैत्रीं सदाचारावलम्बिभिः ।
प्राज्ञैरपिशुनैः शक्तैः कर्मण्युद्योगभागिभिः ॥
kurvīta sādhubhir maitrīṃ sadācārāvalambibhiḥ |
prājñair apiśunaiḥ śaktaiḥ karmaṇy udyogabhāgibhiḥ ||
सद्भिः शीलपरैः प्राज्ञैः अनपवादकैः; समर्थैः कर्मोत्साहसहभागिभिः सह मैत्रीं संवर्धयेत्।
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Positive association is not merely ‘piety’ but functional: wisdom, discretion, non-malicious speech, competence, and industriousness create a stable moral ecology for household life and society.
Ācāra/nīti instruction; supportive ethical material, outside the five lakṣaṇas.
Satsaṅga is an inner discipline: aligning with ‘sādhus’ symbolizes aligning the self with sattvic qualities—truthful conduct, clear discernment, harmless speech, and energetic right action.