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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.102

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 102

योषिद्धर्मकथनम्The duties of women

Verse 102

पत्युः प्रियं सदा कुर्यात् वचसा परिचर्यया । तदाज्ञानुचरी भूत्वा तोषयेत् पतिबान्धवान् ॥ १०२ ॥

patyuḥ priyaṁ sadā kuryāt vacasā paricaryayā | tadājñānucarī bhūtvā tōṣayēt patibāndhavān || 102 ||

Translation

She should always do what pleases her husband, by word and by service; following his wishes, she should please her husband's kin.

Word by word

patyuḥ
of her husband
priyaṁ
what pleases
sadā
always
kuryāt
she should do
vacasā
by word
paricaryayā
by service
tad
(tat) his
ājñā
wishes
anucarī
following
bhūtvā
being
tōṣayēt
she should please
pati
of her husband
bāndhavān
the kin

Meaning

The commentary glosses "paricaryā" as service, and reads verses 102 to 105 together. The wife, joining her husband's family, is to win the goodwill of his relatives as well.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Paricaryayā: by service. (This explanation covers verses 102 to 105.)