An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
षष्ठ्यष्टमी ह्यमावास्या तुभयत्र चतुर्दशी ।। मैथुनं नाभिसेवेत द्वादश्यां च तथा प्रिये
ṣaṣṭhyaṣṭamī hy amāvāsyā tūbhayatra caturdaśī || maithunaṃ nābhiseveta dvādaśyāṃ ca tathā priye
Pada tithi keenam dan kedelapan, pada hari bulan baru (amāvasyā), dan pada tithi keempat belas pada kedua paruh (śukla dan kṛṣṇa), serta demikian pula pada tithi kedua belas, wahai kekasih, jangan melakukan persetubuhan.
Varāha
It reflects a common Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra pattern of regulating household conduct by lunar calendar observances (tithi-based discipline).
No geographic location is named in this verse.
Practicing restraint on specified lunar days as part of a disciplined religious-ethical regimen.
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