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The Puṁsavana Ritualistic Ceremony
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ship;  prema-śilaḥ —being affectionate;  svayam —himself;  patiḥ —the husband;  bibhṛyāt —should execute;  sarva-karmāṇi —all activities;  patnyāḥ —of the wife;  ucca-avacāṇi —high and low;  ca —also.
TRANSLATION
Accepting her husband as the representative of the Supreme Person, a wife should worship him with unalloyed devotion by offering him prasāda. The husband, being very pleased with his wife, should engage himself in the affairs of his family.
PURPORT
The family relationship of husband and wife should be established spiritually according to the process mentioned above.
TEXT 18
कृतमेकतरेणापि दम्पत्योरुभयोरपि । पत्न्यां कुर्यादनहायां पतिरेतत् समाहितः ॥१८॥
kṛtam ekatareṇāpi dam-patyor ubhayor api patnyām kuryād anarhāyām patir etat samāhitaḥ
kṛtam —executed;  ekatareṇa —by one;  api —even;  dam-patyoh —of the wife and husband;  ubhayoh —of both;  api —still;  patnyām —when the wife;  kuryāt —he should execute;  anarhāyām —is unable;  patiḥ —the husband;  etat —this;  samāhitaḥ —with attention.
TRANSLATION
Between the husband and wife, one person is sufficient to execute this devotional service. Because of their good relationship, both of them will enjoy the result. Therefore if the wife is unable to execute this process, the husband should carefully do so, and the faithful wife will share the result.