Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
क्षेत्रेष्वनुप्रवेशं वै करोत्यान्तोपसङ्गिषु ।
तस्मात्कल्पः सुप्रशस्ते दिनेऽभ्यर्च्य निशाकरम् ॥
kṣetreṣv anupraveśaṃ vai karoty āntopasaṅgiṣu / tasmāt kalpaḥ supraśaste dine ’bhyarcya niśākaram
Quả thật, nó xâm nhập vào ruộng đồng, giữa những kẻ bám víu vào các giao kết bất chính. Vì vậy, nghi lễ nên được cử hành vào ngày cực kỳ cát tường, sau khi đã lễ bái Nguyệt thần (Chandra).
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The verse stresses that harmful influences enter where there is improper attachment/association; hence one should begin undertakings with auspicious timing and a stabilizing, sattvic act of worship (here, the Moon), emphasizing intentionality and purity in action.
Primarily aligns with Dharma/ācāra instruction rather than the five cosmological marks; it is ancillary puranic material (ācāra-kathana) supporting right conduct.
Moon-worship here can symbolize mind-discipline (candra as manas-devatā in later interpretive traditions): beginning actions with mental clarity and calm reduces ‘infiltration’ of confusion and error.