Varaha Purana 132.5: Adhyaya 132, Shloka 5
Expiatory Rites for Contact with a Corpse and with a Menstruating Woman
चिह्नमैतद्वरारोहे आधिचारविनिश्चयः ॥ पुरुषः स्त्रीषु कर्माणि यो विकुर्वीत निर्घृणः ॥
cihnam etad varārohe ādhicāra-viniścayaḥ | puruṣaḥ strīṣu karmāṇi yo vikurvīta nirghṛṇaḥ ||
देवी, यह उसका निशानी है। जो मर्द औरतों के साथ बुरा करता है, उसका कोई दया नहीं होता। यह गलत काम है।
Varāha
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It reflects Dharma-śāstric vocabulary used to classify and evaluate transgressions, showing how Purāṇas sometimes function as ethical handbooks.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Harmful or coercive conduct toward women is treated as a serious moral transgression, characterized by the absence of compassion (nirghṛṇatā).
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