परलोकस्त्वयं लोको जीयते भार्यया द्वयम्
Both this world and the next are sustained by the wife.
गृहस्थः स हि विज्ञेयो यस्य गेहे पतिव्रता
He alone is to be known as a householder in whose home dwells a devoted wife.
यथा गंगाऽवगाहेन शरीरं पावनं भवेत् 4.1.4.
Just as bathing in the Ganges purifies the body,
अनुयाति न भर्तारं यदि दैवात्कथंचन
If, by fate, a wife does not follow her husband,
तद्वैगुण्यादपिस्वर्गात्पतिः पतति नान्यथा
Because of that fault alone, the husband falls from heaven, not otherwise.
पत्यौ मृते च यायोषिद्वैधव्यं पालयेत्क्वचित्
When her husband has died, a woman should observe widowhood in every way.
विधवा कबरीबंधो भर्तृबंधाय जायते
A widow's hair-knot is made for the sake of her departed husband.
एकाहारः सदा कार्यो न द्वितीयं कदाचन
She should always take only one meal a day, never a second.
मासोपवासं वा कुर्याच्चांद्रायणमथापि वा
She may observe a monthly fast or undertake the Cāndrāyaṇa vow.
यवान्नैर्वा फलाहारैः शाकाहारैः पयोव्रतैः
She may subsist on barley, fruits, vegetables, or milk vows.
पर्यंकशायिनी नारी वि धवा पातयेत्पतिम्
A widow who sleeps on a bed causes her husband to fall.
न चांगोद्वर्तनं कार्यं स्त्रिया विधवया क्वचित्
A widow should never apply oil to her body.
तर्पणं प्रत्यहं कार्यं भर्तुः कुशतिलोदकैः 4.1.4.
One should perform daily offerings of water mixed with sacred grass and sesame seeds for the husband.
विष्णोस्तु पूजनं कार्यं पति बुद्ध्या न चान्यथा
Worship of Viṣṇu should be done with the intention that it is for the husband, and not otherwise.
यद्यदिष्टतमं लोके यच्च पत्युः समीहितम्
Whatever is most desired in the world, and whatever is wished for by the husband,
वैशाखे कार्तिके माघे विशेषनियमांश्चरेत्
In the months of Vaiśākha, Kārtika, and Māgha, one should observe special vows.
वैशाखे जलकुंभांश्च कार्तिके घृतदीपकाः
In Vaiśākha, one should offer water pots; in Kārtika, lamps filled with ghee.
प्रपा कार्या च वैशाखे देवे देया गलंतिका
In Vaiśākha, a water station should be established, and garlands should be given to the gods.
सकर्पूरं च तांबूलं पुष्पदानं तथैव च
Also, camphor, betel leaves, and offerings of flowers should be given in the same way.
पानानि च विचित्राणि द्राक्षा रंभा फलानि च
Various kinds of drinks, as well as grapes, plantains, and other fruits, should be offered.
ऊर्जे यवान्नमश्नीयादेकान्नमथवा पुनः
In the month of Ūrja, one should eat barley food, or alternatively, a single meal.
कार्तिके वर्जयेत्तैलं कार्तिके वर्जये न्मधु
In Kārtika, one should avoid oil; in Kārtika, one should also avoid honey.
कार्तिके मौननियमे घंटां चारु प्रदापयेत 4.1.4.
During the vow of silence in Kārtika, a beautiful bell should be given as a gift.
भूमिशय्याव्रते देया शय्या श्लक्ष्णा सतूलिका
When observing the vow of sleeping on the ground, a smooth bed with a mattress should be given.
धान्यत्यागे च तद्धान्यमथवा शालयः स्मृताः
When giving up grains, that grain or rice is to be given as charity.
एकतः सर्वदानानि दीपदानं तथैकतः
On one side are all gifts, and on the other, the gift of a lamp.
किंचिदभ्युदिते सूर्ये माघस्नानं समाचरेत्
When the sun has just risen, one should perform the Māgha bath.
पक्वान्नैर्भो जयेद्विप्रान्यतिनोपि तपस्विनः
With cooked food, one should feed brāhmaṇas, especially ascetics.
घृतपक्वैः समीरचैः शुचिकर्पूरवासितैः
With dishes cooked in ghee, with fragrant breezes, and with pure camphor scents.
शुष्केंधनानां भारांश्च दद्याच्छीतापनुत्तये
Bundles of dry firewood should be given to remove the cold.