Varaha Purana 142.19: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 19
The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics
रात्रिन्दिवं मुहूर्तं वा क्षणं वा यदि वा कला ॥ निमेषं वा त्रुटिं वाथ देवि चित्तं समं कुरु ॥
rātrindivaṁ muhūrtaṁ vā kṣaṇaṁ vā yadi vā kalā | nimeṣaṁ vā truṭiṁ vātha devi cittaṁ samaṁ kuru ||
Sama ada sepanjang malam dan siang, atau satu muhūrta, atau sesaat, atau ukuran waktu yang sangat singkat—bahkan sekelip mata atau seketika—wahai Devī, jadikan citta itu seimbang.
Varāha
FAQs
It preserves classical Sanskrit temporal micro-units and uses them rhetorically to emphasize continuous practice, a common pedagogical technique in yoga-oriented literature.
No geographic location is identified.
Practice equanimity at every timescale—sustained, brief, and instantaneous—indicating that mental training is continuous rather than occasional.
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