Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते बुध्येत धर्मार्थौ चापि चिन्तयेत् ।
समुत्थाय तथाचम्य प्राङ्मुखो नियतः शुचिः ॥
brāhme muhūrte budhyeta dharmārthau cāpi cintayet | samutthāya tathācamya prāṅmukho niyataḥ śuciḥ ||
Người ta nên thức dậy vào giờ brāhma-muhūrta và suy niệm về dharma cùng artha. Rồi đứng dậy, làm ācamanam (nhấp nước để thanh tịnh), giữ kỷ luật và thân tâm sạch sẽ, hướng mặt về phương Đông.
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Daily life is sacralized: rising early, cultivating purity, and beginning the day with reflection on duty and livelihood is presented as the foundation of sustained ethical living.
A practical dharma passage (ācāra/dinacaryā), not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Brahma-muhūrta is a liminal time of heightened sattva; ‘facing east’ and ‘śuci’ suggest aligning the body-mind with cosmic order (light, clarity) before engaging the world.