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Second Pratipatti: Description of Women [117 The seven characteristics of femininity are considered to be - 1. Yoni (vagina), 2. Softness, 3. Instability, 4. Innocence, 5. Weakness, 6. Breasts, and 7. Desire for Purusha (sexual desire for men).]
Purushavedha - The karma whose arising leads to the desire to engage in sexual activity with a woman is called Purushavedha. The external signs of Purushavedha are the male organ, moustache, beard, etc. Predominance of the harsh element is found in the male, hence he requires the soft element.
The vitiating effect of Purushavedha is like the fire of a straw, which flares up quickly and is also quickly extinguished.
The seven characteristics of the male are said to be - 1. Penis, 2. Hardness, 3. Firmness, 4. Valor, 5. Moustache and beard, 6. Steadfastness, and 7. Desire for women.
Napumsakavedha - The karma whose arising leads to the desire to engage in sexual activity with both women and men is called Napumsakavedha. In the Napumsaka, there is a mixture of feminine and masculine traits. The sexual desire of the Napumsaka is like a city conflagration or a forest fire, which takes a long time to be extinguished. In the Napumsaka, there is a combination of the signs of both women and men.
Since the Napumsaka has a mixture of softness and hardness, they have the need for both, women and men. The Naraka beings are only those with Napumsakavedha. From the single-sensed beings to the four-sensed beings and the non-sentient five-sensed beings, all are those with Napumsakavedha. All the Samucchinna beings are Napumsakavedhi. In the womb-born animals and womb-born humans, all three Vedas are found. Among the devas, only Striveda and Purushavedha exist, Napumsakavedha does not exist. All the worldly beings are encompassed in the above-mentioned three Vedas. In the state of subsidence of Vedamohaniya, its existence alone remains, the arising does not remain. When the Veda is completely destroyed, the state of Avediya is attained.
Description of Women 45. [1] What are the types of women? Women are classified into three types, namely - 1. Tiryañcayoni-sthitiya (animal-wombed), 2. Manushya-sthitiya (human-wombed), 3. Deva-sthitiya (divine-wombed).
What are the Tiryañcayoni-sthitiya (animal-wombed) women? The Tiryañcayoni-sthitiya women are classified into three types, namely - 1. Jalachari (aquatic), 2. Sthalachari (terrestrial), 3. Sahachari (co-habitant).
1. Yoni, softness, instability, innocence, weakness, breasts, and desire for Purusha - these seven are the characteristics of femininity.
2. Penis, hardness, firmness, valor, moustache and beard, steadfastness, and desire for women - these seven are the characteristics of masculinity.
3. The wise declare the Napumsaka as one possessing a combination of the traits and absence of traits of both breasts and moustache/beard, and whose sexual desire is like a raging fire of delusion.