Shloka : 173

सधवाविधवाभिश्च न स्नातव्यं निरम्बरम् ।

स्वरजोदर्शनं स्त्रीभिर्गोपनीयं न सर्वथा ॥ 173 ॥

અને સુવાસિની ને વિધવા એવી જે સ્ત્રીઓ, તેમણે વસ્ત્ર પહેર્યા વિના નહાવું નહિ; અને પોતાનું જે રજસ્વલાપણું તે કોઈપ્રકારે ગુપ્ત ન રાખવું. ॥ 173 ॥

And the women, married as well as widowed, should not have bath without wearing clothes; and they should not hide their menstrual periods by any means. || 173 ||

Commentary

The women devotees of Shri Hari, who are married as well as widowed, should not have bath without clothes, because by having bath naked, an offence towards Varundev is committed. And it has been considered offensive for a human being to bathe naked and to sleep naked.

And a married as well as a widowed woman should never hide their menstrual periods. Because menstruation is the fourth part of 'Brahmhatya' i.e. killing of a Brahmin, committed by Indra; by not hiding it, the offence of Brahmhatya is cleared. Also, by not hiding the menstrual periods, the suspicion of the family members regarding the conception through other men could be cleared up.