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meal at a proper time. He should thereafter hold discussions with the experts about the scriptural meanings and interpretations.
ततश्च सन्ध्यासमये कृत्वा देवार्चनं पुनः । कृतावश्यककर्मा च कुर्यात् स्वाध्यायमुत्तमम् ॥ १२६॥
Meaning Then in the evening, he should again offer worship to the gods which should be followed by a pratikramana (taking note of the evil deeds done and repenting for them). He should then, winding up his activities, plunge into religious study.
न्याय्ये काले ततो देवगुरुस्मृतिपवित्रितः । निद्रामल्पामुपासीत प्रायेणाब्रह्मवर्जकः ॥ १३०॥
Meaning: Being purified ( in mind) by the reverential memories of the guru, after the religious study (svaddhyaya), the layman should go to sleep (which should be as little as possible) and observe continence generally.
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निद्राच्छेवे योषिव सतत्वं परिचिन्तयेत् । स्थूलभद्राद्रिसाधूनां तन्निवृत्ति परामृशन् ॥ १३१ ॥
Meaning: After the sleep is over, he should think about the worthlessness of the female body which was rejected (physically, verbally, and mentally) by Sthulabhadra and others.
यकृच्छकृम्मल - श्लेष्म मज्जास्थिपरिपूरिताः स्नायुस्यूता बही रम्याः स्त्रियश्चर्मप्रसेविकाः ॥ १३२ ॥ बहिरन्तविपर्यासः स्त्रीशरीरस्य चेद्भवेत् । तस्यैव कामुकः कुर्याद गृध्रगोमायुगोपनम् ।। १३३ ।।
Yoga Shashtra
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