Varaha Purana 142.35: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 35
The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics
रेतःपाः पितरस्तस्य एवमेतन्न संशयः ॥ एकां तु पुरुषो याति द्वितीयां काममोहितः ॥
retaḥpāḥ pitaras tasya evam etan na saṃśayaḥ || ekāṃ tu puruṣo yāti dvitīyāṃ kāmamohitaḥ ||
അവന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാർ ‘രേതഃപാഃ’—വീര്യം പാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവർ—ആകുന്നു; ഇതു തന്നെയാണ്, സംശയം ഇല്ല. പുരുഷൻ ആദ്യ (ദിവസം) പോകുന്നു; രണ്ടാം (ദിവസം) കാമവും മോഹവും കൊണ്ട് മോഹിതനായി പോകുന്നു.
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