Shloka 30
Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)
न लङ्घयेत तथैवासृक्छ्ठीवनोद्वर्तनानि च । नोद्यानादौ विकालेषु प्राज्ञस्तिष्ठेत् कदाचन ॥
na laṅghayet tathaivāsṛkṣṭhīvanodvartanāni ca / nodyānādau vikāleṣu prājñas tiṣṭhet kadācana
அறிვილი சிறந்தவன் இரத்தம், எச்சில் அல்லது உடலிலிருந்து நீக்கப்பட்ட அழுக்கு ஆகியவற்றை மிதிக்கக்கூடாது. தகாத நேரங்களில் தோட்டங்களில் தங்கவும் கூடாது.
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FAQs
Dharma is expressed through everyday restraint: avoiding contact with impurity and avoiding risky/indecorous places at improper times. External cleanliness supports inner steadiness (sattva) and social order.
This is ancillary dharma-śikṣā (ācāra/niyama), not directly one of the five (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It functions as practical dharma appended within the Purāṇic teaching.
Impurity (mala) symbolizes mental agitation and tamas; ‘not loitering at improper times’ indicates guarding the senses and mind from unwholesome impressions.