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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.44

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 44

गृहस्थकर्त्तव्यानिThe duties of the householder

Verse 44

यस्मिन्नरे महेशानि तुष्टा भार्या पतिव्रता । सर्वो धर्मः कृतस्तेन भवतीप्रिय एव सः ॥ ४४ ॥

yasminnarē mahēśāni tuṣṭā bhāryā pativratā | sarvō dharmaḥ kṛtastēna bhavatīpriya ēva saḥ || 44 ||

Translation

The man with whom his faithful wife is content, Maheśānī, has done all dharma, and he is dear to you.

Word by word

yasmin
(yasmin) with whom
narē
the man
mahēśāni
O Maheśānī
tuṣṭā
content
bhāryā
wife
pativratā
faithful
sarvō
(sarvaḥ) all
dharmaḥ
dharma
kṛtas
(kṛtaḥ) has been done
tēna
by him
bhavatī
to you
priya
(priyaḥ) dear
ēva
indeed
saḥ
he

Meaning

As with the parents in verse 26, contentment at home is equated with the whole of dharma and with the Goddess's favour. "Bhavatī-priya", dear to you (the respectful form of address), is a phrase the text uses for those whom the Goddess loves.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 43.