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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.16.33

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 16 · Verse 33

Verse 33

यथाकालं यथोद्योगं यथाशास्त्रं यथाक्रमम् । तोषयामास भर्तारमपरिज्ञातसंस्थितिः ॥ ३३ ॥

yathākālaṁ yathōdyōgaṁ yathāśāstraṁ yathākramam | tōṣayāmāsa bhartāramaparijñātasaṁsthitiḥ || 33 ||

Translation

In due time, with due effort, according to scripture and in due order, she pleased her husband, her practice unknown to him.

Word by word

yathākālaṁ
in due time
yathōdyōgaṁ
with due effort
yathāśāstraṁ
according to scripture
yathākramam
in due order
tōṣayāmāsa
she pleased
bhartāram
her husband
aparijñāta
unknown
saṁsthitiḥ
her practice

Meaning

The commentary: as before, at the right time, with care, as scripture lays down and in order, she pleased her husband with service, without in any way changing it, and never revealed her fasts to him.