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## Trivarnakaachar:
**93.** She should be bathed ten times with water, then with pure water, water with five leaves, panchagavya, and kushodak.
**94.** After that, she should be bathed and anointed with kushodak. Then, following the prescribed procedure, the funeral pyre should be lit with mantras.
**92-94.** **Question:** If a pregnant woman dies within ten days of childbirth, how is she purified and how is her funeral performed?
**Answer:** The householder should bathe the deceased woman ten times in a pot filled with water. She should be bathed successively with pure water, water with five leaves, panchagavya, and kushodak. Then, she should be anointed with kushodak. After that, her funeral should be performed according to the prescribed procedure.
**95.** I will now explain the purification process for householders. If a pregnant woman dies, how do people perform her funeral?
**96.** If a pregnant woman dies before six months of pregnancy, she should be cremated along with the fetus. The fetus should not be removed.
**97.** If the fetus is more than six months old, the deceased woman should be taken to the cremation ground. Her husband, son, father, or elder brother should cut open her abdomen on the left side below the navel and remove the fetus.
**98.** Then, the fetus should be sprinkled with the Punyahvachan mantra.
**99.** If the fetus is alive, it should be given for rearing. The abdominal cavity should be filled with curd and ghee and sealed.
**100.** The deceased woman should be bathed with water mixed with clay, ash, kusha grass, and sandalwood, and with panchagavya, all chanted with mantras. She should be dressed in new clothes and cremated.
**95-100.** **Explanation:** The purification process for householders will be explained step by step. If a pregnant woman dies, how is her funeral performed? First, we will answer this question. If a pregnant woman dies before six months of pregnancy, she should be cremated along with the fetus. The fetus should not be removed. If the fetus is more than six months old, the deceased woman should be taken to the cremation ground. Her husband, son, father, or elder brother should cut open her abdomen on the left side below the navel and remove the fetus. Then, the fetus should be sprinkled with the Punyahvachan mantra. If the fetus is alive, it should be given for rearing. The abdominal cavity should be filled with curd and ghee and sealed. The deceased woman should be bathed with water mixed with clay, ash, kusha grass, and sandalwood, and with panchagavya, all chanted with mantras. She should be dressed in new clothes and cremated.
**101.** If a woman's husband dies, she should observe a period of ten days of mourning. She should also observe her menstrual cycle. After becoming pure, she should bathe and discard her ornaments.