शश्वत्कामवरेणांहस्तुरीयं जगृहु: स्त्रिय: । रजोरूपेण तास्वंहो मासि मासि प्रदृश्यते ॥ ९ ॥
sasvat-kama-varenamhas turiyam jagrhuh striyah rajo-rupena tasv amho masi masi pradrsyate
- sasvat
- perpetual
- kama
- of sexual desire
- varena
- because of the benediction
- amhah
- the sinful reaction for killing a brahmana
- turiyam
- one fourth
- jagrhuh
- accepted
- striyah
- women
- rajah-rupena
- in the form of the menstrual period
- tasu
- in them
- amhah
- the sinful reaction
- masi masi
- every month
- pradrsyate
- is visible.
In return for Lord Indra’s benediction that they would be able to enjoy lusty desires continuously, even during pregnancy for as long as sex is not injurious to the embryo, women accepted one fourth of the sinful reactions. As a result of those reactions, women manifest the signs of menstruation every month.