Shloka 49
Rules of Purity (Shauca) — Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
नाभ्यङ्गमर्के न च भूमिपुत्रे क्षौरं च शुक्रे रविजे च मांसम् बुधेषु योषिन्न समाचरेत शेषेषु सर्वाणि सदैव कुर्यात्
nābhyaṅgamarke na ca bhūmiputre kṣauraṃ ca śukre ravije ca māṃsam budheṣu yoṣinna samācareta śeṣeṣu sarvāṇi sadaiva kuryāt
主日（太阳之日）与周二（火星之日）不应行涂油按摩（abhyaṅga）。周五（金星之日）不应剃发刮须。主日不应食肉。周三（水星之日）不应亲近妇女以行房事。其余诸日，则上述诸事皆可为之。
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FAQs
Discipline over bodily pleasures (comfort, grooming, diet, sexuality) is framed as dhārmic self-regulation aligned with cosmic time (vāra). The aim is steadiness (niyama) and reduction of rajas/tamas through periodic restraint.
It belongs to Ācāra/Dharma material rather than the five hallmark topics (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). In Pancalakṣaṇa terms it is ancillary dharma-śāstra style instruction embedded within Purāṇic narration.
The weekdays are governed by grahas; restricting certain acts on specific vāras symbolizes harmonizing personal conduct with perceived planetary qualities (e.g., Mars with heat/irritability; hence avoiding abhyanga, Venus with sensuality; hence avoiding shaving as a luxury act, etc.).