Menstruating woman
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rajasvalā · menstruating woman
spoken of as
1 expressionRajasvalā“menstruating woman”1 mention
Parāśara Smṛti (Sanskrit)
Before eighteen days have passed, a *rajasvalā* is purified by bathing alone.
in the texts
Āṅgirasa Smṛti
Menstruating women, whose contact or presence during a meal renders a śrāddha rite invalid.
if one knowingly eats with a menstruating woman or an orphan;
Parāśara Smṛti
The menstruating woman, subject to specific rules on purification timing and physical distance to be maintained by others.
Before eighteen days have passed, a *rajasvalā* is purified by bathing alone.
One yoke-length, two yoke-lengths, three yoke-lengths, and four yoke-lengths—this is the distance to be kept, in descending order, from a *caṇḍāla*, a woman who has just given birth, a menstruating woman, and a fallen person.
Vīramitrodaya
Women in a state of menstrual impurity, for whom a modified eclipse-bathing procedure is prescribed
/ > At an eclipse, one should bathe even from a distance, having drawn water from a sacred ford.
A menstruating woman (*rajasvalā* (रजस्वला)) also should bathe with water drawn from a sacred ford.
> When an occasional (*naimittike* (नैमित्तिके)) bathing has arrived, if a woman is menstruating (*rajasvalā* (रजस्वला)), / > having bathed with water from another vessel (*pātra* (पात्र)), she should perform the vow.