The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 1.3.90

1.3.90

pariṇayanāt pūrvaṃ somagandharvavahnayaḥ strīr bhuktvā yathākramaṃ tāsāṃ śaucamadhuravacanasarvamedhyatvāni dattavantaḥ | tasmāt striyaḥ sarvatra sparśāliṅganādiṣu medhyāḥ śuddhāḥ smṛtāḥ || 1.71 ||

Prior to marriage, Soma, the Gandharva, and the Fire, having enjoyed women, gave them, in that order, ritual purification, sweet speech, and universal purity. Therefore, women are traditionally held to be pure and clean in all respects—in touching, embracing, and so forth.