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
മാസധർമ്മാവസ്ഥയിൽ മൂന്നു രാത്രികൾ അവൾ സ്വന്തം മുഖം കാണിക്കരുത്; സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ശുദ്ധിയാകുന്നതുവരെ തന്റെ വാക്കുകളും കേൾപ്പിക്കരുത്।
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.