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 ||
சூரியோதயமும் சூரியாஸ்தமனமும் ஆகிய வேளைகளில் படுத்திருத்தல் கூடாது. நீராடாமல் உணவுக்காக அமரக் கூடாது; முறையாக அமராமல் அல்ல, மனம் சிதறிய நிலையில் உண்பதும் கூடாது.
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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.