Answer

In Jain practice, water is treated with great care because it can contain countless tiny living beings. During periods, cleaning with water is mainly connected to maintaining cleanliness, hygiene, and purity of conduct.

Jain Dharma teaches us to be careful with the body, surroundings, and all forms of life. So water should be used thoughtfully and not wasted.

Explanation

There are two important points:

• Hygiene: During menstruation, cleaning the body properly helps maintain health and cleanliness.
• Carefulness with water: In Jainism, water is considered to have subtle living beings, so unnecessary spilling, wasting, or leaving dirty water around should be avoided.

If your family or tradition says to “clean all the water” during periods, it may be a household custom connected with cleanliness and ritual discipline. Different Jain families may follow different practices.

Spiritual Understanding

Jain Dharma does not teach hatred or shame toward menstruation. Periods are a natural bodily process. The spiritual focus is on:

• cleanliness,
• self-discipline,
• carefulness in daily actions,
• and respect for living beings.

Takeaway

Cleaning during periods is mainly about hygiene and careful living. It should be done respectfully, without guilt or shame, and with awareness not to waste water or harm living beings unnecessarily.