Varaha Purana 142.31: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 31
The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics
शयने न स्त्रियं पश्येद्यदीच्छेच्छुद्धिमुत्तमाम् ॥ कौतुके कृतकृत्ये तु मम कर्मपरायणः ॥
śayane na striyaṃ paśyed yadīcchec chuddhim uttamām || kautuke kṛtakṛtye tu mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ ||
अगर कोई इंसान सच्ची साफ चाहता है, तोह बिस्तर पर औरत को मत देखो। जब यह पूरा हो जाये, तोह फिर मैंने जो काम सिखाये हैं उसमे लगे रहो।
Varāha
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It reflects dharma-style normative guidance embedded in Purāṇic narrative, showing how ritual purity and conduct were articulated in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
It frames bodily/sexual restraint and ritual completion as connected to an ideal of śuddhi (purity) and disciplined duty.
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