Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 400

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ajārajaḥ parvaṇi maithunāni śmaśānadhūmo maṭhabhojanāni /
rajasvalānetranirīkṣaṇāni haranti puṇyāni divā kṛtāni //

Dust from a goat, sexual intercourse on sacred days, smoke from a cremation ground, meals in a monastery, / and gazing into the eyes of a menstruating woman destroy the merits acquired by day.