यस्य माता गृहे नास्ति भार्या च पुंश्चली तथा । अरण्यं तेन गन्तव्यमरण्याद्दुःखदं गृहम्
If a man has no mother at home, and his wife is unchaste, he should go to the forest; a home is more sorrowful than the forest for him.
पतीं द्वेष्टि सदा दुष्टा विषतुन्यं च पश्यति । ददाति तस्मै नाऽऽहारं भर्त्सनं कुरुते सदा
An evil wife always hates her husband, looks at him as if he were poison, denies him food, and constantly rebukes him.
पूजितं मुनितुल्यं च सा च पापीयसी परम् । संततं तृणवन्मत्वा न्यक्कारं कुरुते सदा
Even if honored like a sage, such a sinful woman always treats him with contempt, considering him as worthless as grass.
दुर्वाक्यावह्निना दग्धो मृततुल्यश्च जीवति । यावज्जीवनपर्यन्तं संप्राप्य दुष्टवंशजाम्
Burned by the fire of harsh words, he lives as if dead, having obtained a wicked wife for the rest of his life.
गृहिणीनां सदाचारं श्रूयतां तच्छ्रु तौ श्रुतम् । गृहिणी पतिभक्ता च देवब्राह्मणबूजिता
Now hear the proper conduct of householder women, as it has been heard: a housewife is devoted to her husband and honors gods and brahmins.
सा शुद्धा प्रातरुत्थाय नमस्कृत्य पतिं सुरम् । प्राङ्गणे मङ्गलं दद्याद्गोमयेन जलेन च
She is pure, rises early in the morning, and after bowing to her husband and the gods, she makes auspicious offerings in the courtyard with cow dung and water.
गृहकृत्यं च कृत्वा च स्नात्वाऽऽगत्य गृहं सती । सुरं विप्रं पतिं नत्वा पूजयेद्गृहदेवताम्
Having completed her household duties and bathed, the virtuous wife returns home; she bows to the gods, the Brahmin, and her husband, and then worships the household deities.
गृहकृत्यं सुनिर्वृत्य भोजयित्वा पतिं सती । अतिथिं पूजयित्वा च स्वयं भुङ्कते सुखंसती
After thoroughly finishing her household tasks and feeding her husband, the virtuous wife honors any guest, and then herself eats happily.
पुत्रैश्च पूजितस्तातः शिष्यैश्च पूजितो गुरुः । आज्ञया कुरुते कर्म पुत्रः शिष्यश्च भृत्यवत्
A father is honored by his sons, and a teacher by his disciples; by their command, the son and disciple act as servants.
न प्रेरयेद्गुरुं तातं पुत्रः शिष्यश्च कर्मसु । पित्रे च गुरवे नित्यं सर्वस्वं च समर्पयेत्
A son or disciple should not command the father or teacher in any task; to father and teacher, one must always offer everything.
न कुर्यान्नरबुद्धिं च गुरौ पितरि संततम् । कृत्वा च नरबुद्धिं च ब्रह्महत्यां लभेद्ध्रुवम्
One should never regard the teacher or father as an ordinary man; if one does so, he certainly incurs the sin of killing a Brahmin.
मातरं पूजयेद्भक्त्या पितुश्चाप्यधिकां तथा । मातुः परं गुरुं चैव पूजयेद्भक्तियोगतः
One should worship the mother with devotion, and even more so the father; and the supreme teacher should be worshipped with the highest devotion.
पिता माता गुरुर्भार्या शिष्यः पुत्रः सदाऽक्षमः । अनाथा भगिनी कन्या नित्यं पोष्या गुरुप्रिया
The father, mother, teacher, wife, disciple, and son are always to be cared for; the helpless, the sister, and the maiden, especially those dear to the teacher, must always be supported.
एवं च कथितं तात सर्वेषां धर्ममुत्तमम् । श्त्रीजातिर्वास्तपीशुद्धा ताश्च सर्वाः पतिव्रताः
Thus, O dear one, the supreme duty of all has been described; women of pure conduct, all of them devoted to their husbands.
सर्वा जातिरेकविधा चाऽऽदौ सृष्टा च ब्रह्मणा । ताः सर्वाः प्रकृतेरंशाः पवित्राः पण्डिताधिकाः
All castes were originally created as one by Brahma; all women are portions of Prakriti, pure and superior to the learned.
केदारकन्याशापेन स हि धर्मः क्षयं गतः । तदा कोपेन धात्रा च कृत्या स्त्री च विनिर्मिता
By the curse of the daughter of Kedara, that dharma was destroyed; then, out of anger, the Creator fashioned the being Kṛtyā and woman.
कृत्या स्त्री त्रिविधा जातिर्ब्रह्मणा निर्मिता पुरा । उत्तमा प्रथमा सा च मध्यमा चाधमा व्रज
Kṛtyā and woman were created by Brahma in three kinds: the highest, the middle, and the lowest.
उत्तमा पतिभक्ता सा किंचिद्धर्मसमन्विता । प्राणान्तेऽपि न कुरुते तं जारमयशकरम्
The highest is devoted to her husband, possessed of some righteousness; even at the end of her life, she does not bring disgrace by taking a lover.
पूजयेत्सा यथा कान्तं तथा देवद्विजातिथीन् । व्रतानि चोपवासांश्च कुरुते सर्वपूजनम्
She worships her husband as well as the gods, Brahmins, and guests; she observes vows and fasts, and performs all acts of worship.
गुरुणा रक्षिता यत्नाज्जारं च न भजेद्भयात् । स कृत्रिमा मध्यमा च यथाकिंचित्पतिं भजेत्
Protected by her teacher with care, she avoids a lover out of fear; the middling type is artificial, and serves her husband to some extent.
स्थानं नास्तिक्षणं नास्ति नास्ति प्रार्थयिता नरः । तेन हे नन्द तासां च सतीत्वमुपजायते
There is no fixed place, no fixed time, and no one to ask for them; thus, O Nanda, their chastity arises.
अधमा परमा दुष्टाऽत्यन्तासद्वंशजा तथा । अधर्मशीला दुःशीला दुर्मुखा कलहान्विता
The lowest are extremely wicked, born in the most unrighteous families; they are immoral, ill-behaved, foul-mouthed, and quarrelsome.
पतिं भर्त्सयते नित्यं जारं च सेवते सदा । दुःशं ददाति कान्ताय विषतुल्यं च पश्यति
She constantly rebukes her husband and always serves her lover; she gives her beloved what is harmful, and regards him as poison.
जारद्वारमुपायेन हन्ति कान्तं मनोहरम् । धर्मिष्ठं च वरिष्ठं च गरिष्ठं च महीतले
By means of her lover, she kills her charming husband through deceit, even if he is righteous, excellent, and most distinguished on earth.
कामदेवसमं चापि जारं पश्यति कामतः । शुभदृष्ट्या कटाक्षेण शरवत्पापीयसी मुदा
With desire, she gazes at her lover as if he were Kāma himself, casting a favorable glance upon him, delighting in sin as if struck by an arrow.
सुवेषं पुरुषं द्रष्ट्वा युवानं रतिशूकरम् । योनिः क्लिद्यति नारीणां कामिनीनां निरन्तरम्
Seeing a well-adorned, youthful man, skilled in love, the passion of desiring women is constantly aroused.
ददाति भर्त्रे नाऽऽहारं विषोक्तिं वक्ति संततम् । अधर्मं चिन्तयेच्छश्वज्जारं च परमं मुदा
She does not give food to her husband, continually speaks harsh words, always contemplates unrighteousness, and delights supremely in her lover.
गुरुभिर्भर्त्सिता सा च रक्षिता च शतेन च । तथाऽपि जारं कुरुते नापि साध्या नृपेरपि
Even if rebuked by elders and guarded by a hundred means, still she seeks her lover; not even a king can restrain her.
नास्ति तस्याः प्रियं किंचित्सर्वं कार्यवशेन च । गावस्तृणमिवारण्ये प्रार्थयन्ती नवं नवम्
Nothing is dear to her; everything is for the sake of her own desires. Like cows seeking fresh grass in the forest, she always seeks something new.
विद्युदाभा जले रेखा तस्या प्रीतिस्तथैव च । अधर्मयुक्ता सततं कपटं वक्ति निश्चितम्
Her affection is like a line drawn on water, fleeting as lightning; always joined with unrighteousness, she certainly speaks deceitfully.