Varaha Purana 142.8: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 8
The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics
यदि भावस्तदा कश्चिद्भोजने कायसाधने ॥ चित्तं न्यस्य मयि क्षोणि भोक्तव्यं च न संशयः ॥
yadi bhāvastadā kaścidbhojane kāyasādhane || cittaṃ nyasya mayi kṣoṇi bhoktavyaṃ ca na saṃśayaḥ ||
जर देहधारणासाठी भोजन करताना योग्य भाव असेल, तर हे क्षोणि (पृथ्वी), मन माझ्यात ठेवून भोजन करावे; यात संशय नाही।
Varāha
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It shows a moral-psychological emphasis (bhāva/citta) within dharma instruction, aligning conduct with intention rather than only external markers.
No geographic location is identified.
Sustaining the body is legitimate when guided by disciplined intention and mindful recollection.
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