prashna: rajasvala stri asprishya kyon? uttara: stri ke sharir men artav (ek prakar ka rudhir) ek mas paryant ikattha hota rahta hai. uska rang kala par jata hai tab vah dhamniyon dvara stri ki yoni ke mukh par akar, bahar niklna praranbh hota hai, isi ko ‘rajodarshana’ kahte hain. rajodarshan se rajnivritti ke char dinon ke madhyakal men stri ko ‘rajasvala’ kahte hain. rajasvala ke dinon men stri ko asprishya kaha gaya hai tatha uska chua hua jal bhi log nahin pite. in char dinon men use asprishya samjha jata hai tatha rasoighar men uska pravesh shastra-vachnon ke anusar nishiddh mana gaya.
par ajakal ki vyast kamkaji mahila evan samay ki kami vale sansar men asuvidhamulak in baton ko dakiyanusi pratha kaha jane laga hai. par sach to yah hai ki durgandhadi doshyukt hone ke karan stri ki apvitrata in dinon pratyaksh siddh hai. in dinon stri ke sparsh matra se shuddh jal bhi sankramak ho jayega rajasvala ke srav men vishaile tattvon par anek vaigyanik anusandhanon men in dinon striyon ko asprishya ghoshit kiya hai. prashna: rajasvala striyon ke liye dharmashastra ne kya niyam nirdharit kiye hain? uttara:
1. rajasvala stri ko chahiye ki vah ritukal men brahmacharini rahe.
2. din men shayan n kare
3. ankhon men kajal n dale
4. roye nahin
5. snan karna
6. chandn-ubatan, sugandhit chij lagana, tel malish karna
7. daurna
8. atyadhik hansna
9. adhik bolna
10. bhayankar shabd sunna
11. kesh-sanskar
12. ugravayu sevan karna
13. atyadhik parishram karna adi in sabhi karyon se yathashakti dur rahe.
prashna: ritusnata kise kahte hain? uttara: rajonivritti ke bad chaithe din vidhipurvak snan ki gai stri ko‘ritusnata’ kahte hain. prashna: ritusnata ko kya karna chahiye? aisa kyon? uttara: ‘‘purvan pashyet ritusnata, yadrishan narmangna. tadrishan janyetputran, bhartaran darshayed tatah.’’ ritusnata stri chaithe din sundar vastra, abhushan pahanakar manglacharan tatha svastivachan kare. tatpashchat kulvaidya, kulguru evan pati ke darshan kare. kyonki ritusnata ke anantar stri jaise purush ka pratham darshan karti hai, usko usi prakar ki santan utpann hogi.
prashna: navjat shishu ko mata ka dudh kyon pilayen? uttara: pashchatya desh ke kuch manchle daektaron ne is prakar ke vichar vyakt kiye the ki striyon ke svasthya-nash ka karan unka bachchon ko dudh pilana hai. isse stri ke sharir men nirbalata ati hai aur ve jaldi vriddh ho jati hain. videshi shiksha se dikshit nar-nariyon par iska jadu-sa prabhav hua, faltah dibbon ke band dudh ka prachalan atyadhik barh gaya. navjat shishu ko band dibbe ke dudh pilane se anek prakar ke rog ho jate hain tatha uska mansik vikas nahin ho pata hai.
ab daektar log evan vibhinn deshon ki sarkaren hi ti. vi. par vigyapan kar rahi hain ki navjat shishu ko man ka dudh hi pilana chahiye. stanapan madhu arthat prem-bhavna ka srot hai jo balak ke liye pushti tatha baldayak hai. mata ka dudh uske vatsalya prem se mishrit hota hai. vo maja nirjiv dibbon men kahan? mata ka dudh bachche ke liye sab aushdhiyon se upar, amrit tulya hota hai.