Varaha Purana 116.4: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 4
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 kelapan, pada hari amāvasyā (bulan baharu), dan pada tithi keempat belas bagi kedua-dua paruh (śukla dan kṛṣṇa), serta demikian juga pada tithi kedua belas, wahai kekasih, jangan melakukan persetubuhan.
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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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