Varaha Purana 142.3: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 3
The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics
अल्पप्राणबलाः नार्यः यत्त्वया परिभाषितम् ॥ अशक्ताः सहितुं ह्येताः क्षुधात्वनशनेऽबलाः ॥
alpaprāṇabalā nāryo yattvayā paribhāṣitam || aśaktāḥ sahituṃ hyetāḥ kṣudhātvanaśane'balāḥ ||
Kaum wanita memiliki kekuatan jasmani yang terbatas; apa yang telah Engkau nyatakan itu tidak mampu mereka tanggung. Dilemahkan oleh lapar dan ketiadaan makanan, mereka tidak dapat menahannya.
Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī/Vasundharā)
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It preserves a textual rationale for adapting discipline/observance to bodily capacity—an important theme in dharma literature where universal rules are often moderated by context.
No geographic site is named; the focus is on embodied practice and social conditions.
Norms of practice should consider physical capacity and the harms of deprivation; endurance is not assumed to be uniform across persons.
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