Shloka 34
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
न वाहयेद् द्विजान्नाग्नौ मेहं कुर्वोत् बुद्धिमान् ।
स्नायीत न नरो नग्नो न शयीत कदाचन ॥
na vāhayed dvijān nāgnau mehaṃ kurvot buddhimān | snāyīta na naro nagno na śayīta kadācana ||
அறிவுடையவன் பிராமணர்களைச் சுமையாகவோ வாகனமாகவோ ஏற்றிச் செல்லக் கூடாது; அக்கினியில் சிறுநீர் கழிக்கக் கூடாது. ஆண் நிர்வாணமாகக் குளிக்கக் கூடாது; எப்போதும் நிர்வாணமாக உறங்கவும் கூடாது.
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FAQs
Sacred persons and sacred fire are to be treated with dignity; acts that degrade them are adharma. Modesty in bathing and sleeping is framed as a marker of self-respect and social-ritual order.
Ācāra/dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Agni is the mouth of the gods in ritual imagination; polluting it is symbolically an offense against divine reception. Nudity here is not metaphysical ‘freedom’ but a sign of unguardedness; dharma favors containment and decorum.