Text 265] Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya Offers Prasāda to the Lord
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vancement in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If she gives up her connection with her husband, who abandons Kṛṣṇa consciousness, she follows in the footsteps of the  dvija-patnī , the wives of the  brāhmaṇas  who were engaged in performing sacrifices. The wife is not to be condemned for cutting off such a relationship. In this regard, Śrī Kṛṣṇa states in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (10.23.31-32):
patayo nābhyasūyeran pitṛ-bhrātṛ-sutādayaḥ lokāś ca vo mayopetā devā apy anumanvate
na prītaye 'nurāgāya hy aṅga-saṅgo nṛṇām iha tan mano mayi yuñjānā acirān mām avāpsyatha
Such a separation is never condemned by the supreme will. No one should be envious of the order of Kṛṣṇa. Even demigods support such action. In this material world, one does not become beloved simply by maintaining a bodily relationship. However, one can attain complete perfection by associating in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
TEXT 265
পতিক পতিতং ত্যজ্জে ॥ ২৬৫ ॥
patirṅ ca patitaṁ tyajet
SYNONYMṢ
patim—husband; ca—and; patitam—fallen; tyajet—one should give up.
TRANSLATION
“When a husband is fallen, his relationship must be given up.”
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  smṛti-śāstra . As stated in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (7.11.28):
santuṣṭālolupā dakṣā dharma-jñā priya-satya-vāk apramattā śuciḥ snigdhā patiṁ tv apatitaṁ bhajet