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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.35

तस्मात्पतिव्रता नार्य: श्रेयस्कामा: सुमध्यमे । यजन्तेऽनन्यभावेन पतिमात्मानमीश्वरम् ॥ ३५ ॥
tasmāt pati-vratā nāryaḥ
[tasmaat pati-vrataa naaryah]
śreyas-kāmāḥ sumadhyame
[shreyas-kaamaah sumadhyame]
yajante ’nanya-bhāvena
[yajante ’nanya-bhaavena]
patim ātmānam īśvaram
[patim aatmaanam eeshvaram]
Word-for-word
tasmāt — therefore pati-vratāḥ — devoted to the husband nāryaḥ — women śreyaḥ-kāmāḥ — conscientious su-madhyame — O thin-waisted woman yajante — worship ananya-bhāvena — with devotion patim — the husband ātmānam — the Supersoul īśvaram — representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmāt pati-vratā nāryaḥ
tasmāt
therefore
pati-vratāḥ
devoted to the husband
nāryaḥ
women
śreyas-kāmāḥ sumadhyame
śreyaḥ-kāmāḥ
conscientious
su-madhyame
O thin-waisted woman
yajante
worship
yajante ’nanya-bhāvena
ananya-bhāvena
with devotion
patim ātmānam īśvaram
patim
the husband
ātmānam
the Supersoul
īśvaram
representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
My dear wife, whose body is so beautiful, your waist being thin, a conscientious wife should be chaste and should abide by the orders of her husband. She should very devoutly worship her husband as a representative of Vāsudeva.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O beautiful wife! A wife devoted to her husband, desiring the highest benefit, should very devoutly worship her husband as a representative of Vāsudeva.
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Personal Guidance
A conscientious wife should be chaste and follow her husband's orders, worshiping him as Vāsudeva's representative. The instruction is given inside a sacred frame.
Reflection Questions
  • How do I receive this instruction within today's culture without losing what it offers?
  • What dharmic posture would I want for my own marriage?
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