Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
स्त्रीधर्मिणी त्रिरात्रं तु स्वमुखं नैव दर्श येत् । स्ववाक्यं श्रावयेन्नापि यावत्स्नाता न शुद्धितः
strīdharmiṇī trirātraṃ tu svamukhaṃ naiva darśa yet | svavākyaṃ śrāvayennāpi yāvatsnātā na śuddhitaḥ
Wenn sie in ihrem monatlichen Zustand ist, soll sie drei Nächte lang ihr Gesicht nicht zeigen und nicht einmal ihre Worte hören lassen, bis sie gebadet hat und gereinigt ist.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A secluded inner room: the woman sits apart with modest veil, a water pot and bath items prepared; outside, household worship continues at a distance, indicating temporary withdrawal until purification.
FAQs
Observance of śauca (ritual purity) and restraint, aligning bodily cycles with prescribed purification practices.
Kāśī is the contextual sacred landscape; purity disciplines are presented as part of Kāśī-oriented dharma living.
A three-night observance during menstruation, followed by snāna (ritual bath) for purification.