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# Agnipurana 223.4

Agnipurāṇa 223.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [223.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.223.4)

āhāro maithunannidrā sevyā nāti hi rug bhavet /  
mañcādhikāre(2) kartavyāḥ striyaḥ sevyāḥ svarāmikāḥ(3) //

> Food, sexual intercourse, and sleep should not be indulged in excessively, for disease arises.  
> Women should be kept under the authority of the couch and enjoyed within one's own pleasure-grounds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.223.4) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.223.4) — Sanskrit

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