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According to the Bhagavata Purana, the duties of women who look upon their husband as a (veritable) deity are: rendering service to the husband, compliance to his wishes, friendliness to his relatives and ever-observance of the same vows as those of their husband.<ref name=":0">Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, The Bhagavata Purana (Part III), Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology (Volume 9), Edited by J.L.Shastri, New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150116/page/n97 P.no.966].</ref><blockquote>स्त्रीणां च पतिदेवानां तच्छुश्रूषानुकूलता । तद्बन्धुष्वनुवृत्तिश्च नित्यं तद्व्रतधारणम् ॥ २५॥<ref name=":1">Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 7, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%AD/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A7 Adhyaya 11].</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''strīṇāṁ ca patidevānāṁ tacchuśrūṣānukūlatā । tadbandhuṣvanuvr̥ttiśca nityaṁ tadvratadhāraṇam ॥ 25॥''</blockquote>It says, a pious lady should keep the house clean by sweeping and plastering (with cowdung), and decorating it with auspicious coloured diagrams and pictures on the floor. She should adorn her person with ornaments and clean clothes and always keep the utensils etc in the house clean and polished. She should, at every time, abide by the desires, great or small, of her husband with modesty, self-control and address him lovingly in true yet pleasant words.<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सम्मार्जनोपलेपाभ्यां गृहमण्डलवर्तनैः । स्वयं च मण्डिता नित्यं परिमृष्टपरिच्छदा ॥ २६॥</blockquote><blockquote>कामैरुच्चावचैः साध्वी प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । वाक्यैः सत्यैः प्रियैः प्रेम्णा काले काले भजेत्पतिम् ॥ २७॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''sammārjanopalepābhyāṁ gr̥hamaṇḍalavartanaiḥ । svayaṁ ca maṇḍitā nityaṁ parimr̥ṣṭaparicchadā ॥ 26॥''</blockquote><blockquote>''kāmairuccāvacaiḥ sādhvī praśrayeṇa damena ca । vākyaiḥ satyaiḥ priyaiḥ premṇā kāle kāle bhajetpatim ॥ 27॥''</blockquote>It further elaborates that, contented (with what she has), not covetous, diligent, knowing what is dharma (righteousness), sweet yet true in speech, careful, pious, affectionate - thus she should serve her husband who is not fallen (by committing any of the five major papas, viz. murder of a brahmana, drinking liquor, theft, adultery with his preceptor's wife and fellowship with a criminal of the above type.)<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सन्तुष्टालोलुपा दक्षा धर्मज्ञा प्रियसत्यवाक् । अप्रमत्ता शुचिः स्निग्धा पतिं त्वपतितं भजेत् ॥ २८॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''santuṣṭālolupā dakṣā dharmajñā priyasatyavāk । apramattā śuciḥ snigdhā patiṁ tvapatitaṁ bhajet ॥ 28॥''</blockquote>A woman who, as goddess Lakshmi would do to Lord Hari, serves her husband with a single minded devotion, regarding him as Lord Vishnu, would like Lakshmi in the company of Lord Vishnu, rejoice hereafter in the region of Hari (Vaikuntha) along with her husband who (through her devotion) has attained the resemblence of Hari (in form).<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>या पतिं हरिभावेन भजेच्छ्रीरिव तत्परा । हर्यात्मना हरेर्लोके पत्या श्रीरिव मोदते ॥ २९॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''yā patiṁ haribhāvena bhajecchrīriva tatparā । haryātmanā harerloke patyā śrīriva modate ॥ 29॥''</blockquote>

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 == Bhagavata Purana ==
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 बालया वा युवत्या वा वृद्धया वापि योषिता । न स्वातन्त्र्येण कर्तव्यं किं चिद्कार्यं गृहेष्वपि । । ५.१४७[१४५ं] । ।
-बाल्ये पितुर्वशे तिष्ठेत्पाणिग्राहस्य यौवने । पुत्राणां भर्तरि प्रेते न भजेत्स्त्री स्वतन्त्रताम् । । ५.१४८[१४६ं] । ।
+बाल्ये पितुर्वशे तिष्ठेत्पाणिग्राहस्य यौवने । पुत्राणां भर्तरि प्रेते न भजेत्स्त्री स्वतन्त्रताम् । । ५.१४८[१४६ं] । ।<ref name=":3" />
 पित्रा भर्त्रा सुतैर्वापि नेच्छेद्विरहं आत्मनः । एषां हि विरहेण स्त्री गर्ह्ये कुर्यादुभे कुले । । ५.१४९[१४७ं] । ।
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 अनेन नारी वृत्तेन मनोवाग्देहसंयता । इहाग्र्यां कीर्तिं आप्नोति पतिलोकं परत्र च । । ५.१६६[१६४ं] । ।
-एवं वृत्तां सवर्णां स्त्रीं द्विजातिः पूर्वमारिणीम् । दाहयेदग्निहोत्रेण यज्ञपात्रैश्च धर्मवित् । । ५.१६७[१६५ं] । ।<ref>Manusmrti, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 5]</ref>
+एवं वृत्तां सवर्णां स्त्रीं द्विजातिः पूर्वमारिणीम् । दाहयेदग्निहोत्रेण यज्ञपात्रैश्च धर्मवित् । । ५.१६७[१६५ं] । ।<ref name=":3">Manusmrti, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 5]</ref>
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 विधाय प्रोषिते वृत्तिं जीवेन्नियमं आस्थिता । प्रोषिते त्वविधायैव जीवेच्छिल्पैरगर्हितैः । । ९.७५ । ।<ref>Manusmrti, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 9]</ref>
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 एवं वृत्तां सवर्णां स्त्रीं द्विजातिः पूर्वमारिणीम् । दाहयेदग्निहोत्रेण यज्ञपात्रैश्च धर्मवित् । । ५.१६७[१६५ं] । ।<ref>Manusmrti, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 5]</ref>
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-{{ToBeEdited}}According to the Bhagavata Purana, the duties of women who look upon their husband as a (veritable) deity are: rendering seva (सेवा | selfless service) to the husband, compliance to his wishes, friendliness to his relatives and ever-observance of the same vows as those of their husband.<ref name=":0">Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, The Bhagavata Purana (Part III), Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology (Volume 9), Edited by J.L.Shastri, New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150116/page/n97 P.no.966].</ref><blockquote>स्त्रीणां च पतिदेवानां तच्छुश्रूषानुकूलता । तद्बन्धुष्वनुवृत्तिश्च नित्यं तद्व्रतधारणम् ॥ २५॥<ref name=":1">Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 7, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%AD/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A7 Adhyaya 11].</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''strīṇāṁ ca patidevānāṁ tacchuśrūṣānukūlatā । tadbandhuṣvanuvr̥ttiśca nityaṁ tadvratadhāraṇam ॥ 25॥''</blockquote>It says, a pious lady should keep the house clean by sweeping and plastering (with cowdung), and decorating it with auspicious coloured diagrams and pictures on the floor. She should adorn her person with ornaments and clean clothes and always keep the utensils etc in the house clean and polished. She should, at every time, abide by the desires, great or small, of her husband with modesty, self-control and address him lovingly in true yet pleasant words.<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सम्मार्जनोपलेपाभ्यां गृहमण्डलवर्तनैः । स्वयं च मण्डिता नित्यं परिमृष्टपरिच्छदा ॥ २६॥</blockquote><blockquote>कामैरुच्चावचैः साध्वी प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । वाक्यैः सत्यैः प्रियैः प्रेम्णा काले काले भजेत्पतिम् ॥ २७॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''sammārjanopalepābhyāṁ gr̥hamaṇḍalavartanaiḥ । svayaṁ ca maṇḍitā nityaṁ parimr̥ṣṭaparicchadā ॥ 26॥''</blockquote><blockquote>''kāmairuccāvacaiḥ sādhvī praśrayeṇa damena ca । vākyaiḥ satyaiḥ priyaiḥ premṇā kāle kāle bhajetpatim ॥ 27॥''</blockquote>It further elaborates that, contented (with what she has), not covetous, diligent, knowing what is dharma (righteousness), sweet yet true in speech, careful, pious, affectionate  - thus she should serve her husband who is not fallen (by committing any of the five major papas, viz. murder of a brahmana, drinking liquor, theft, adultery with his preceptor's wife and fellowship with a criminal of the above type.)<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सन्तुष्टालोलुपा दक्षा धर्मज्ञा प्रियसत्यवाक् । अप्रमत्ता शुचिः स्निग्धा पतिं त्वपतितं भजेत् ॥ २८॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''santuṣṭālolupā dakṣā dharmajñā priyasatyavāk । apramattā śuciḥ snigdhā patiṁ tvapatitaṁ bhajet ॥ 28॥''</blockquote>A woman who, as goddess Lakshmi would do to Lord Hari,  serves her husband with a single minded devotion, regarding him as Lord Vishnu, would like Lakshmi in the company of Lord Vishnu, rejoice hereafter in the region  of Hari (Vaikuntha) along with her husband who (through her devotion) has attained the resemblence of Hari (in form).<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>या पतिं हरिभावेन भजेच्छ्रीरिव तत्परा । हर्यात्मना हरेर्लोके पत्या श्रीरिव मोदते ॥ २९॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''yā patiṁ haribhāvena bhajecchrīriva tatparā । haryātmanā harerloke patyā śrīriva modate ॥ 29॥''</blockquote>
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-{{ToBeEdited}}According to the Bhagavata Purana, the duties of women who look upon their husband as a (veritable) deity are: rendering service to the husband, compliance to his wishes, friendliness to his relatives and ever-observance of the same vows as those of their husband.<ref name=":0">Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, The Bhagavata Purana (Part III), Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology (Volume 9), Edited by J.L.Shastri, New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150116/page/n97 P.no.966].</ref><blockquote>स्त्रीणां च पतिदेवानां तच्छुश्रूषानुकूलता । तद्बन्धुष्वनुवृत्तिश्च नित्यं तद्व्रतधारणम् ॥ २५॥<ref name=":1">Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 7, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%AD/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A7 Adhyaya 11].</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''strīṇāṁ ca patidevānāṁ tacchuśrūṣānukūlatā । tadbandhuṣvanuvr̥ttiśca nityaṁ tadvratadhāraṇam ॥ 25॥''</blockquote>It says, a pious lady should keep the house clean by sweeping and plastering (with cowdung), and decorating it with auspicious coloured diagrams and pictures on the floor. She should adorn her person with ornaments and clean clothes and always keep the utensils etc in the house clean and polished. She should, at every time, abide by the desires, great or small, of her husband with modesty, self-control and address him lovingly in true yet pleasant words.<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सम्मार्जनोपलेपाभ्यां गृहमण्डलवर्तनैः । स्वयं च मण्डिता नित्यं परिमृष्टपरिच्छदा ॥ २६॥</blockquote><blockquote>कामैरुच्चावचैः साध्वी प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । वाक्यैः सत्यैः प्रियैः प्रेम्णा काले काले भजेत्पतिम् ॥ २७॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''sammārjanopalepābhyāṁ gr̥hamaṇḍalavartanaiḥ । svayaṁ ca maṇḍitā nityaṁ parimr̥ṣṭaparicchadā ॥ 26॥''</blockquote><blockquote>''kāmairuccāvacaiḥ sādhvī praśrayeṇa damena ca । vākyaiḥ satyaiḥ priyaiḥ premṇā kāle kāle bhajetpatim ॥ 27॥''</blockquote>It further elaborates that, contented (with what she has), not covetous, diligent, knowing what is dharma (righteousness), sweet yet true in speech, careful, pious, affectionate  - thus she should serve her husband who is not fallen (by committing any of the five major papas, viz. murder of a brahmana, drinking liquor, theft, adultery with his preceptor's wife and fellowship with a criminal of the above type.)<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सन्तुष्टालोलुपा दक्षा धर्मज्ञा प्रियसत्यवाक् । अप्रमत्ता शुचिः स्निग्धा पतिं त्वपतितं भजेत् ॥ २८॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''santuṣṭālolupā dakṣā dharmajñā priyasatyavāk । apramattā śuciḥ snigdhā patiṁ tvapatitaṁ bhajet ॥ 28॥''</blockquote>A woman who, as goddess Lakshmi would do to Lord Hari,  serves her husband with a single minded devotion, regarding him as Lord Vishnu, would like Lakshmi in the company of Lord Vishnu, rejoice hereafter in the region  of Hari (Vaikuntha) along with her husband who (through her devotion) has attained the resemblence of Hari (in form).<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>या पतिं हरिभावेन भजेच्छ्रीरिव तत्परा । हर्यात्मना हरेर्लोके पत्या श्रीरिव मोदते ॥ २९॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''yā patiṁ haribhāvena bhajecchrīriva tatparā । haryātmanā harerloke patyā śrīriva modate ॥ 29॥''</blockquote>
+{{ToBeEdited}}According to the Bhagavata Purana, the duties of women who look upon their husband as a (veritable) deity are: rendering seva (सेवा | selfless service) to the husband, compliance to his wishes, friendliness to his relatives and ever-observance of the same vows as those of their husband.<ref name=":0">Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, The Bhagavata Purana (Part III), Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology (Volume 9), Edited by J.L.Shastri, New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150116/page/n97 P.no.966].</ref><blockquote>स्त्रीणां च पतिदेवानां तच्छुश्रूषानुकूलता । तद्बन्धुष्वनुवृत्तिश्च नित्यं तद्व्रतधारणम् ॥ २५॥<ref name=":1">Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 7, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%AD/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A7 Adhyaya 11].</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''strīṇāṁ ca patidevānāṁ tacchuśrūṣānukūlatā । tadbandhuṣvanuvr̥ttiśca nityaṁ tadvratadhāraṇam ॥ 25॥''</blockquote>It says, a pious lady should keep the house clean by sweeping and plastering (with cowdung), and decorating it with auspicious coloured diagrams and pictures on the floor. She should adorn her person with ornaments and clean clothes and always keep the utensils etc in the house clean and polished. She should, at every time, abide by the desires, great or small, of her husband with modesty, self-control and address him lovingly in true yet pleasant words.<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सम्मार्जनोपलेपाभ्यां गृहमण्डलवर्तनैः । स्वयं च मण्डिता नित्यं परिमृष्टपरिच्छदा ॥ २६॥</blockquote><blockquote>कामैरुच्चावचैः साध्वी प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । वाक्यैः सत्यैः प्रियैः प्रेम्णा काले काले भजेत्पतिम् ॥ २७॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''sammārjanopalepābhyāṁ gr̥hamaṇḍalavartanaiḥ । svayaṁ ca maṇḍitā nityaṁ parimr̥ṣṭaparicchadā ॥ 26॥''</blockquote><blockquote>''kāmairuccāvacaiḥ sādhvī praśrayeṇa damena ca । vākyaiḥ satyaiḥ priyaiḥ premṇā kāle kāle bhajetpatim ॥ 27॥''</blockquote>It further elaborates that, contented (with what she has), not covetous, diligent, knowing what is dharma (righteousness), sweet yet true in speech, careful, pious, affectionate  - thus she should serve her husband who is not fallen (by committing any of the five major papas, viz. murder of a brahmana, drinking liquor, theft, adultery with his preceptor's wife and fellowship with a criminal of the above type.)<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सन्तुष्टालोलुपा दक्षा धर्मज्ञा प्रियसत्यवाक् । अप्रमत्ता शुचिः स्निग्धा पतिं त्वपतितं भजेत् ॥ २८॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''santuṣṭālolupā dakṣā dharmajñā priyasatyavāk । apramattā śuciḥ snigdhā patiṁ tvapatitaṁ bhajet ॥ 28॥''</blockquote>A woman who, as goddess Lakshmi would do to Lord Hari,  serves her husband with a single minded devotion, regarding him as Lord Vishnu, would like Lakshmi in the company of Lord Vishnu, rejoice hereafter in the region  of Hari (Vaikuntha) along with her husband who (through her devotion) has attained the resemblence of Hari (in form).<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>या पतिं हरिभावेन भजेच्छ्रीरिव तत्परा । हर्यात्मना हरेर्लोके पत्या श्रीरिव मोदते ॥ २९॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''yā patiṁ haribhāvena bhajecchrīriva tatparā । haryātmanā harerloke patyā śrīriva modate ॥ 29॥''</blockquote>
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-According to the Bhagavata Purana, the duties of women who look upon their husband as a (veritable) deity are: rendering service to the husband, compliance to his wishes, friendliness to his relatives and ever-observance of the same vows as those of their husband.<ref name=":0">Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, The Bhagavata Purana (Part III), Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology (Volume 9), Edited by J.L.Shastri, New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150116/page/n97 P.no.966].</ref><blockquote>स्त्रीणां च पतिदेवानां तच्छुश्रूषानुकूलता । तद्बन्धुष्वनुवृत्तिश्च नित्यं तद्व्रतधारणम् ॥ २५॥<ref name=":1">Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 7, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%AD/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A7 Adhyaya 11].</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''strīṇāṁ ca patidevānāṁ tacchuśrūṣānukūlatā । tadbandhuṣvanuvr̥ttiśca nityaṁ tadvratadhāraṇam ॥ 25॥''</blockquote>It says, a pious lady should keep the house clean by sweeping and plastering (with cowdung), and decorating it with auspicious coloured diagrams and pictures on the floor. She should adorn her person with ornaments and clean clothes and always keep the utensils etc in the house clean and polished. She should, at every time, abide by the desires, great or small, of her husband with modesty, self-control and address him lovingly in true yet pleasant words.<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सम्मार्जनोपलेपाभ्यां गृहमण्डलवर्तनैः । स्वयं च मण्डिता नित्यं परिमृष्टपरिच्छदा ॥ २६॥</blockquote><blockquote>कामैरुच्चावचैः साध्वी प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । वाक्यैः सत्यैः प्रियैः प्रेम्णा काले काले भजेत्पतिम् ॥ २७॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''sammārjanopalepābhyāṁ gr̥hamaṇḍalavartanaiḥ । svayaṁ ca maṇḍitā nityaṁ parimr̥ṣṭaparicchadā ॥ 26॥''</blockquote><blockquote>''kāmairuccāvacaiḥ sādhvī praśrayeṇa damena ca । vākyaiḥ satyaiḥ priyaiḥ premṇā kāle kāle bhajetpatim ॥ 27॥''</blockquote>It further elaborates that, contented (with what she has), not covetous, diligent, knowing what is dharma (righteousness), sweet yet true in speech, careful, pious, affectionate  - thus she should serve her husband who is not fallen (by committing any of the five major papas, viz. murder of a brahmana, drinking liquor, theft, adultery with his preceptor's wife and fellowship with a criminal of the above type.)<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सन्तुष्टालोलुपा दक्षा धर्मज्ञा प्रियसत्यवाक् । अप्रमत्ता शुचिः स्निग्धा पतिं त्वपतितं भजेत् ॥ २८॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''santuṣṭālolupā dakṣā dharmajñā priyasatyavāk । apramattā śuciḥ snigdhā patiṁ tvapatitaṁ bhajet ॥ 28॥''</blockquote>A woman who, as goddess Lakshmi would do to Lord Hari,  serves her husband with a single minded devotion, regarding him as Lord Vishnu, would like Lakshmi in the company of Lord Vishnu, rejoice hereafter in the region  of Hari (Vaikuntha) along with her husband who (through her devotion) has attained the resemblence of Hari (in form).<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>या पतिं हरिभावेन भजेच्छ्रीरिव तत्परा । हर्यात्मना हरेर्लोके पत्या श्रीरिव मोदते ॥ २९॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''yā patiṁ haribhāvena bhajecchrīriva tatparā । haryātmanā harerloke patyā śrīriva modate ॥ 29॥''</blockquote>
+{{ToBeEdited}}According to the Bhagavata Purana, the duties of women who look upon their husband as a (veritable) deity are: rendering service to the husband, compliance to his wishes, friendliness to his relatives and ever-observance of the same vows as those of their husband.<ref name=":0">Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, The Bhagavata Purana (Part III), Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology (Volume 9), Edited by J.L.Shastri, New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150116/page/n97 P.no.966].</ref><blockquote>स्त्रीणां च पतिदेवानां तच्छुश्रूषानुकूलता । तद्बन्धुष्वनुवृत्तिश्च नित्यं तद्व्रतधारणम् ॥ २५॥<ref name=":1">Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 7, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%AD/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A7 Adhyaya 11].</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''strīṇāṁ ca patidevānāṁ tacchuśrūṣānukūlatā । tadbandhuṣvanuvr̥ttiśca nityaṁ tadvratadhāraṇam ॥ 25॥''</blockquote>It says, a pious lady should keep the house clean by sweeping and plastering (with cowdung), and decorating it with auspicious coloured diagrams and pictures on the floor. She should adorn her person with ornaments and clean clothes and always keep the utensils etc in the house clean and polished. She should, at every time, abide by the desires, great or small, of her husband with modesty, self-control and address him lovingly in true yet pleasant words.<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सम्मार्जनोपलेपाभ्यां गृहमण्डलवर्तनैः । स्वयं च मण्डिता नित्यं परिमृष्टपरिच्छदा ॥ २६॥</blockquote><blockquote>कामैरुच्चावचैः साध्वी प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । वाक्यैः सत्यैः प्रियैः प्रेम्णा काले काले भजेत्पतिम् ॥ २७॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''sammārjanopalepābhyāṁ gr̥hamaṇḍalavartanaiḥ । svayaṁ ca maṇḍitā nityaṁ parimr̥ṣṭaparicchadā ॥ 26॥''</blockquote><blockquote>''kāmairuccāvacaiḥ sādhvī praśrayeṇa damena ca । vākyaiḥ satyaiḥ priyaiḥ premṇā kāle kāle bhajetpatim ॥ 27॥''</blockquote>It further elaborates that, contented (with what she has), not covetous, diligent, knowing what is dharma (righteousness), sweet yet true in speech, careful, pious, affectionate  - thus she should serve her husband who is not fallen (by committing any of the five major papas, viz. murder of a brahmana, drinking liquor, theft, adultery with his preceptor's wife and fellowship with a criminal of the above type.)<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>सन्तुष्टालोलुपा दक्षा धर्मज्ञा प्रियसत्यवाक् । अप्रमत्ता शुचिः स्निग्धा पतिं त्वपतितं भजेत् ॥ २८॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''santuṣṭālolupā dakṣā dharmajñā priyasatyavāk । apramattā śuciḥ snigdhā patiṁ tvapatitaṁ bhajet ॥ 28॥''</blockquote>A woman who, as goddess Lakshmi would do to Lord Hari,  serves her husband with a single minded devotion, regarding him as Lord Vishnu, would like Lakshmi in the company of Lord Vishnu, rejoice hereafter in the region  of Hari (Vaikuntha) along with her husband who (through her devotion) has attained the resemblence of Hari (in form).<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>या पतिं हरिभावेन भजेच्छ्रीरिव तत्परा । हर्यात्मना हरेर्लोके पत्या श्रीरिव मोदते ॥ २९॥<ref name=":1" /></blockquote><blockquote>''yā patiṁ haribhāvena bhajecchrīriva tatparā । haryātmanā harerloke patyā śrīriva modate ॥ 29॥''</blockquote>
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