Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
सन्ध्यामैथुनिनञ्चैव नरमाविशति द्विज । कन्यात्रयं प्रसूता सा या कन्या ऋतुहारिणी ॥
sandhyā-maithuninaṃ caiva naram āviśati dvija | kanyā-trayaṃ prasūtā sā yā kanyā ṛtu-hāriṇī ||
اے دو بار جنم لینے والے! جو شخص شام کے وقت ہم بستری کرتا ہے، اس میں وہ داخل ہو جاتی ہے۔ اور وہ قوت تین لڑکیوں کو جنم دیتی ہے—جن میں سے ایک ‘رتوہارِنی’ (رتو/حیض چھیننے والی) کہلاتی ہے۔
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Sandhyā is a liminal sacred time reserved for worship and mental steadiness; violating it with sense-indulgence is framed as inviting disorder that can manifest as harm to fertility and social well-being.
This is dharma/ācāra guidance, not one of the five defining Purāṇic characteristics.
Twilight symbolizes the junction of prāṇa currents; misusing junction-times intensifies tamas/rajas. The ‘maidens’ personify downstream effects—disruptions of rhythm (ṛtu), nourishment, and protection.