Varaha Purana 135.2: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 2
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
रजस्वलासु नारीषु रजो यत्तत्प्रवर्तते ॥ तेनासौ रजसा पुष्टो कर्मदोषेण जानतः ॥
rajasvalāsu nārīṣu rajo yat tat pravartate || tenāsau rajasā puṣṭo karmadoṣeṇa jānataḥ ||
Dalam kalangan wanita yang sedang haid, aliran rajas—yakni darah haid yang berlaku—dengan rajas itu dia menjadi terkesan dan tercemar, kerana kecacatan perbuatan yang dilakukan dengan sedar.
Varāha (continuation of instruction)
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It preserves classical purity-language (rajas/rajasvalā) that influenced social and ritual norms across Dharma literature, valuable for intellectual history and philology.
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The verse frames certain actions as knowingly incurring ‘karmic/ritual fault,’ emphasizing intentionality in ethical assessment.
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