Varaha Purana

देवानां तु वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा लोकापितामहः 141.

Having heard the words of the gods, Brahma, the grandsire of the worlds—

ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः

Then the gods, along with the Gandharvas, Siddhas, and supreme seers—

विभावयन्ति मां तत्र देवा इन्द्रपुरोगमाः

There, the gods, led by Indra, perceive me.

त्रायस्व नो हृषीकेश परमानुग्रहेण वै

Protect us, O Hrishikesha, with your supreme grace.

मया विलोकिताः सर्वे परां निर्वृतिमागताः

All those whom I have looked upon have attained the highest bliss.

यः स्नाति सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

Whoever bathes here is freed from all sins; there is no doubt of this.

यस्तत्रोत्सृजते प्राणान्मम कर्मपरायणः

Whoever gives up his life here, devoted to my deeds—

श्रीबदर्याश्रमं पुण्यं यत्र यत्र स्थितः स्मरेत्

Whoever remembers the holy Badari hermitage, wherever he may be—

य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं मद्भक्तः सततं पठेत्

Whoever hears this always, or my devotee who constantly recites it—

ध्यानयोगरतो नित्यं स मुक्तिफलभाग्भवेत्

He who is always engaged in meditation and yoga attains the fruit of liberation.

योऽवगच्छति चात्मानं स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम् ।।141.

He who realizes the self attains the supreme state.

इति श्रीवराहपुराणे भगवच्छास्त्रे बदरिकाश्रममाहात्म्यवर्णनं नामैकचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः

Thus, in the glorious Varaha Purana, in the divine scripture, ends the one hundred and forty-first chapter, entitled 'The Description of the Greatness of Badarika Ashrama.'

अथ गुह्यकर्ममाहात्म्यम् ततो देववचः श्रुत्वा धर्मकामा वसुन्धरा

Now, the greatness of the secret rite: Then, having heard the words of the gods, the earth, desiring righteousness—

धरण्युवाच मृदुना च स्वभावेन वक्ष्यामि त्वां जनार्दन

The Earth said: With my gentle nature, I will speak to you, O Janardana.

अल्पप्राणबला नार्यो यत्त्वया परिभाषितम्

Women are weak in life-force and strength, as you have described.

भुञ्जमाना नरा ह्यत्र रजसा यांति शं परम्

Men here, while eating, indeed attain the highest bliss through rajas.

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा माधव्याः स तु माधवः

Hearing those words of Madhavi, Mādhava then—

श्रीवराह उवाच पृष्टोऽहं परमं गुह्यं मम भक्तसुखावहम्

Śrī Varāha said: I have been asked about the supreme secret, which brings happiness to my devotees.

स्पृष्टा या रजसा देवि मम कर्मपरायणा

O goddess, she who is touched by rajas and devoted to my actions—

यदि भावस्तदा कश्चिद्भोजने कायसाधने

If there is such a state, then in eating or sustaining the body—

न सा लिप्यति दोषेण भुञ्जमाना रजस्वला

She does not incur fault, even if she eats while menstruating.

( अनादिमध्यान्तमजं पुराणं रजस्वला देववरं नमामि करोति यानि कर्माणि न तैर्दुष्येत कर्हिचित् ।। 142.

I bow to the ancient, beginningless, endless, unborn, divine Lord; whatever actions a menstruating woman performs, she is never defiled by them.

स्नात्वा सा तु महाभागे पंचमात्तु दिनात्पुनः

After bathing, O highly fortunate one, on the fifth day again—

यथार्हं कुरुते कर्म मच्चित्ता मत्परायणा

She performs her duties as appropriate, with her mind fixed on me, devoted to me.

धरण्युवाच कथं दोषेण मुच्यन्ते जन्मसंसारबन्धनात्

The Earth said: How are they freed from fault and from the bondage of birth and worldly existence?

श्रीवराह उवाच मयि संन्यासयोगेन मम कर्मपरायणः

Śrī Varāha said: Through the yoga of renunciation in me, one who is devoted to my actions—

मम योगेषु संन्यासमेकचित्तो दृढव्रतः

With a single-pointed mind, firm in vow, having renunciation in my yogas—

ज्ञानसंन्यासयोगं वा यदीच्छेत्परमां गतिम्

Or, if one desires the highest state, through the yoga of knowledge and renunciation—

मनो बुद्धिश्च चित्तं च ते ह्यनीशाः शरीरिणाम्

Mind, intellect, and consciousness are not under the control of embodied beings.