Many girls and women feel something similar, so you’re not alone.

From a Jain dharma point of view, you can look at this in a few simple ways:

1. Do not see your periods as “ashuddhi” (impurity) in a hateful way

- Menstruation is a natural body function, like breathing or digestion. - The real shuddhi/ashuddhi in Jainism is of bhava (inner state) – anger, ego, deceit, greed, attachment, etc. - If during periods your body feels weak, tired, or in pain, that is a physical limitation, not a spiritual fault.

1. Jaap and bhakti are mainly internal

- Mantra-jaap, smaran, prarthana (mentally) can always be done, even during periods. - You can sit or lie down comfortably and do maun/bhava puja: - Remembering Arihant–Siddha - Reciting Navkar Mantra softly or in mind - Doing pratikraman in thought, feeling repentance and forgiveness - This is 100% in line with Jain dharma, because antarik bhakti (inner devotion) is always higher than just external kriya.

1. About external puja (snan, mandir, asan, dravya puja)

Traditions differ a bit family to family, sampradaya to sampradaya: - Some follow a niyam: during periods, avoid going to derasar, doing dravya-puja, touching pavitra vastra, etc. - Some allow going to the temple but ask to avoid abhishek / direct dravya handling, and focus more on darshan, listening to swadhyay, or mental jaap. - These rules are discipline-based, not a judgment that the woman is “low” or “impure”.

If your family follows strict rules, you can: - Accept it as vyavahaar niyam (social/religious discipline) - Still keep your jaap/bhakti strong mentally at home - When your periods end, you can do thorough snaan and then do your planned full puja as a kind of “poorti” (completion).

1. Why does it feel like “I always get periods when I plan puja/jaap”?

- Many people feel: whenever they plan something spiritual, some obstacle comes (health, mood, guests, work, etc.). - In Jain view, this can be seen as: - Purvi kriya ke karma coming in between - A chance to test nischaay (inner resolve): “Even if I can’t do big external puja, I will still keep bhakti in whatever way is possible.” - You can gently change your thinking: > “Maybe Bhagwan is teaching me to do more inner bhakti during these days.”

1. What you can practically do during periods

Keep it simple, gentle, and comfortable for your body: - Do Navkar Mantra for a fixed small count (e.g., 9, 27, or 108) slowly, with meaning. - Do kayotsarg (lying down or sitting, relaxing body, focusing on “I am soul, separate from body”). - Listen to stavans / pravachans instead of long standing puja. - Do pratikraman bhav: think of mistakes and feel sincere “micchami dukkadam” in mind. - If pain is more, just remember Bhagwan lovingly for 2–5 minutes; quality matters more than time.

1. Most important: don’t feel guilty or “Bhagwan se door”

- Bhagwan is kevali – beyond likes/dislikes and physical conditions. - He does not reject anyone for a natural body process. - If you genuinely want to do jaap/puja but your body doesn’t allow full routine, your bhava (intention) is fully counted in Jainism.

1. About planning your jaap/puja

- You can keep two kinds of rules for yourself: - Normal days: full puja, derasar, asan, dravya, etc. as per your tradition. - Periods days: light, inner bhakti: mental jaap, listening, short prarthana. - This way your mind will stop feeling, “Har baar periods aa jate hain toh puja bigad jaati hai,” and start feeling, “In those days I do different type of puja, more internal.”

If you tell me what kind of jaap or which puja you usually do (e.g., Navkar Mala, Uvasaggaharam, Laghu Shanti, etc.), I can suggest a very simple “period-days version” of it that is gentle and fully dharmic.