Shloka 4
The Greatness of the Ancestors: Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha, Āśauca Rules, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa
जननेप्येवमेव स्यात्सर्ववर्णेषु सर्वदा । अस्थिसंचयनादूर्ध्वमङ्गस्पर्शो विधीयते
jananepyevameva syātsarvavarṇeṣu sarvadā | asthisaṃcayanādūrdhvamaṅgasparśo vidhīyate
In the case of childbirth too, it should be just the same—at all times and among all varṇas. After the gathering of the bones, bodily contact is enjoined again.
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, Adhyaya 10)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जननेपि → जनने अपि. स्यात्सर्ववर्णेषु → स्यात् सर्ववर्णेषु. अस्थिसंचयनादूर्ध्वम् → अस्थिसंचयनात् ऊर्ध्वम्. अङ्गस्पर्शो → अङ्गस्पर्शः (विसर्ग-लोप before voiced consonant).
FAQs
It states that the rule applies uniformly—“among all varṇas, always”—indicating the prescription is not limited to a single class.
It says that after asthi-saṃcayana (gathering the bones), bodily contact (aṅga-sparśa) is again permitted/ordained.
It links them by saying “in childbirth too, it should be the same,” implying analogous purity/impurity timing rules govern both contexts.