The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics
धरण्युवाच ॥ दास्यां मे प्रणयं कृत्वा विज्ञाप्यं शृणु माधव ॥ मृदुना च स्वभावेन वक्ष्यामि त्वां जनार्दन ॥
dharaṇyuvāca || dāsyāṃ me praṇayaṃ kṛtvā vijñāpyaṃ śṛṇu mādhava || mṛdunā ca svabhāvena vakṣyāmi tvāṃ janārdana ||
பூமி கூறினாள்—ஹே மாதவா! என் தாச்யபாவமும் பிரணயமும் ஏற்றுக்கொண்டு நான் விண்ணப்பிப்பதைக் கேளும். ஹே ஜனார்தனா! மென்மையான இயல்புடன் உம்மிடம் உரைப்பேன்.
Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī/Vasundharā)
It reflects a common Purāṇic rhetorical posture—an interlocutor frames a question as a respectful petition, signaling didactic discourse on normative practice.
No location is specified here; the verse functions as a formal preface to a doctrinal/ethical query.
It models disciplined speech and inquiry: gentle address, humility, and clarity in petitioning an authority figure.
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