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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 23]
maintain such vows of chastity and follow their husbands in all respects. A woman does not need to attain high qualifications, but if she simply follows in the footsteps of her husband, who must be a devotee, then both husband and wife attain liberation and are promoted to the Vaikuṇṭhalokas. This is evinced by the inconceivable activities of Mahārāja Pṛthu and his wife.
TEXT 27
तेषां दुरापं किं त्वन्यन्मत्यानां भगवत्पदम् । भुवि लोलायुषो ये वै नैष्कर्म्यं साधयन्त्युत ॥२७॥
teṣām durāpam kim tv anyan martyānām bhagavat-padam bhuvi lolāyuṣo ye vai naiṣkarmyam sādhayanty uta
teṣām—of them; durāpam—difficult to obtain; kim—what; tu—but; anyat—anything else; martyānām—of the human beings; bhagavat-padam—the kingdom of God; bhuvi—in the world; lola—flickering; āyuṣaḥ—span of life; ye—those; vai—certainly; naiṣkarmyam—the path of liberation; sādhayanti—execute; uta—exactly.
TRANSLATION
In this material world, every human being has a short span of life, but those who are engaged in devotional service go back home, back to Godhead, for they are actually on the path of liberation. For such persons, there is nothing which is not available.
PURPORT
In  Bhagavad-gītā  Lord Kṛṣṇa says:  anityam asukham lokam imam prāpya bhajasva mām  (Bg. 9.33). The Lord here declares that this material world is full of miseries ( asukham ) and at the same time is very flickering ( anityam ). Therefore one's only duty is to engage himself in devotional service. This is the best end to which human life can be put. Those devotees who are constantly engaged in the service of the lotus feet of the Lord achieve not only all material benefits but also all spiritual benefits, for at the end of life they go back home, back to Godhead. Their destination is described in this verse as  bhagavat-padam . The word  padam  means "abode," and  bhagavat  means "the Supreme Personality of God-