Varaha Purana 142.37: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 37
The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics
न गच्छति च यः क्रोधान्मोहाद्वा पुरुषाधमः ॥ ऋतौ ऋतौ भ्रूणहत्यां प्राप्नोति पुरुषश्चरन् ॥
na gacchati ca yaḥ krodhān mohād vā puruṣādhamaḥ || ṛtau ṛtau bhrūṇahatyāṃ prāpnoti puruṣaś caran ||
Dan lelaki hina yang tidak pergi pada waktu yang sepatutnya kerana marah atau keliru—dengan berbuat demikian, pada setiap musim r̥tu dia menanggung dosa membunuh janin.
Varāha
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It exemplifies consequence-based moral rhetoric common to dharma passages, using strong sin-language to regulate household timing norms.
No geographic location is referenced.
It discourages neglect of prescribed timing and frames anger/delusion as motives leading to ethically condemned outcomes.
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