Verse 1.280
शयने वा प्रसङ्गे वा युवत्यालिङ्गनेऽपि वा । यः सूर्येण पिबेच्चन्द्रं स भवेन्मकरध्वजः
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Whether lying down, or in the midst of union, or even in the embrace of a young woman — he who draws the moon through the sun becomes the bearer of the makara banner. The verse names three postures of practice — शयन (lying in sleep or…
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