48
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 11]
TRANSLATION
A chaste woman must dress nicely and decorate herself with golden ornaments for the pleasure of her husband. Always wearing clean and attractive garments, she should sweep and clean the household with water and other liquids so that the entire house is always pure and clean. She should collect the household paraphernalia and keep the house always aromatic with incense and flowers and must be ready to execute the desires of her husband. Being modest and truthful, controlling her senses, and speaking in sweet words, a chaste woman should engage in the service of her husband with love, according to time and circumstances.
TEXT 28
संतुष्टालोलुपा दक्षा धर्मज्ञा प्रियसत्यवाक् । अप्रमत्ता शुचिः स्निग्धा पतिं त्वपतितं भजेत् ॥२८॥
santuṣṭālolupā dakṣā dharma-jñā priya-satya-vāk apramattā śuciḥ snigdhā patim tv apatitam bhajet
santuṣṭā —always satisfied;  alolupā —without being greedy;  dakṣā —very expert in serving;  dharma-jñā —fully conversant with religious principles;  priya —pleasing;  satya —truthful;  vāk —in speaking;  apramattā —attentive in service to her husband;  śuciḥ —always clean and pure;  snigdhā —affectionate;  patim —the husband;  tu —but;  apatitam —who is not fallen;  bhajet —should worship.
TRANSLATION
A chaste woman should not be greedy, but satisfied in all circumstances. She must be very expert in handling household affairs and should be fully conversant with religious principles. She should speak pleasingly and truthfully and should be very careful and always clean and pure. Thus a chaste woman should engage with affection in the service of a husband who is not fallen.