Varaha Purana 142.44: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 44
The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics
यस्तु भागवतो भूत्वा ऋतुकाले व्यवस्थितः ॥ वायुभक्षस्ततस्तिष्ठेद्भूमे त्रीणि दिनानि च ॥
yas tu bhāgavato bhūtvā ṛtukāle vyavasthitaḥ || vāyubhakṣas tatas tiṣṭhed bhūme trīṇi dināni ca
Pero quien, siendo un bhāgavata, y debidamente establecido en la estación o tiempo prescrito, se vuelve uno que se sustenta del aire, entonces, oh Tierra, debe permanecer así durante tres días.
Varāha
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It documents a spectrum of austerities transmitted in Purāṇic literature, including extreme fasting idioms, often framed as optional vow-practices within devotional identity.
No place-name appears; the verse is prescriptive rather than topographical.
To observe disciplined restraint in a regulated time-frame (ṛtukāla), presenting self-control as a valued practice.
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