गृहाश्रमः सुखार्थाय भार्यामूलं च तत्सुखम्
The householder stage exists for happiness, and its happiness is rooted in the wife.
जलौकयोपमीयंते प्रमदा मंदबुद्धिभिः
Women are likened to leeches by those of dull intellect.
जलौका केवलं रक्तमाददाना तपस्विनी
The leech only takes blood, but the ascetic woman does so as well.
दक्षा प्रजावती साध्वी प्रियवाक्च वशंवदा
She who is skilled, has children, is virtuous, speaks kindly, and is obedient.
गुरोरनुज्ञया स्नात्वा व्रतं वेदं समाप्य च
With the teacher's permission, having bathed, and after completing a vow and the Veda.
जने तु रसगोत्राया मातुर्याप्यसपिंडका
Among people, even those of the taste lineage, the mother's kin are not of the same blood.
स्त्रीसंबंधेप्यपस्मारि क्षयि श्वित्रि कुलं त्यजेत् 4.1.36.
In relation to women, one should avoid epileptic, consumptive, leprous, and families to be abandoned.
रोगहीनां भ्रातृमतीं स्वस्मात्किंचिल्लघीयसीम्
One should choose a woman free from disease, with brothers, and slightly younger than oneself.
न पर्वतर्क्षवृक्षाह्वां न नदीसर्पनामिकाम्
Not one named after mountains, eagles, trees, rivers, or serpents.
न चातिरिक्तहीनांगीं नातिदीर्घां न वा कृशाम्
Nor one excessively deficient in limbs, nor too tall, nor too thin.
मोहात्समुपयच्छेत कुलहीनां न कन्यकाम्
Out of delusion, one should not marry a girl from a family lacking lineage.
लक्षणानि परीक्ष्यादौ ततः कन्यां समुद्वहेत्
First examine the signs, then marry the girl.
ब्रह्मचारि समाचार इति ते समुदी रितः
The conduct of the celibate has thus been declared to you.
स्वनेत्रदैर्घ्यनिर्माणं प्रशशंस फलान्वितम्
He praised the creation of length in his own eyes, which brought results.
दिव्यप्रासादमालानां पताकाश्चलपल्लवाः
The fluttering banners of garlands adorning the divine palaces.
चंचत्प्रासादमाणिक्यैर्विजृंभितमरीचिभिः
The palaces shimmered with rubies, radiating vibrant beams of light.
देवत्वं माययाच्छाद्य वेषं कार्पटिकोचितम्
Concealing their divinity with illusion, they adopted the attire befitting mendicants.
काचिच्चयोगिनी भूता काचिज्जाता तपस्विनी
One became a yogini, another assumed the form of an ascetic.
मालाकारवधूः काचित्काचिन्नापितसुंदरी
One appeared as a garland-maker’s wife, another as a beautiful barber’s woman.
वैश्या च काचिदभवत्क्रयविक्रयचंचुरा
One took the role of a merchant woman, skilled in buying and selling.
एका च नृत्यकुशला त्वन्या गानविशारदा
One was adept at dancing, while another excelled in singing.
मृदंगवादनज्ञान्या काचित्ताल कलावती
One was skilled in playing the drum, another mastered the art of rhythm.
गंधभागविधिज्ञान्या काचिदक्षकलालया 4.1.45.
One knew the proper methods of perfume preparation, another was expert in dice games.
वंशाधिरोहणे दक्षा रज्जुमार्गेण चेतरा
One was proficient in climbing bamboo, another in traversing by rope.
अपत्यदाऽनपत्यानां परा तत्रपुरेऽवसत्
Among those with and without children, one woman resided in that city.
चित्रलेखन नैपुण्यात्काचिज्जनमनोहरा
One captivated people with her skill in drawing and painting.
गुटिकासिद्धिदा काचित्काचिदंजनसिद्धिदा
One granted success with pills, another bestowed mastery with collyrium.
अग्निस्तंभ जलस्तंभ वाक्स्तंभं चाप्यशिक्षयत्
She taught the stopping of fire, water, and speech.
काचिदाकर्पणीं सिद्धिं ददावुच्चाटनं परा
One gave the power of poverty removal, another imparted the art of exorcism.
चिंतितार्थप्रदा काचित्काचिज्ज्योतिः कलावती
One fulfilled desired wishes, another was skilled in astrology.