Text 30] Ambariṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni
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equally as qualified as her husband, household affairs are very difficult to continue. Cāṇakya Paṇḍita advises that a person in such a situation should immediately give up household life and become a  vānaprastha  or  sannyāsī :
mātā yasya gṛhe nāsti bhāryā cāpriya-vādinī araṇyaṁ tena gantavyaṁ yathāraṇyaṁ tathā gṛham
A person who has no mother at home and whose wife is not agreeable with him should immediately go away to the forest. Because human life is meant for spiritual advancement only, one's wife must be helpful in this endeavor. Otherwise there is no need of household life.
TEXT 30
व्रतान्ते कार्तिके मासि त्रिरात्रं समुपोषितः । स्नातः कदाचित् कालिन्द्यां हरिं मधुवनेऽर्चयत् ॥३०॥
vratānte kārtike māsi tri-rātraṁ samupoṣitaḥ snātaḥ kadācit kālindyāṁ hariṁ madhuvane 'rcayat
vrata-ante —at the end of observing the vow;  kārtike —in the month of Kārtika (October–November);  māsi —in that month;  tri-rātraṁ —for three nights;  samupoṣitaḥ —after completely observing the fast;  snātaḥ —after bathing;  kadācit —once upon a time;  kālindyāṁ —on the bank of the Yamunā;  hariṁ —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  madhuvane —in that part of the Vṛndāvana area known as Madhuvana;  arcayat —worshiped the Lord.
TRANSLATION
In the month of Kārtika, after observing that vow for one year, after observing a fast for three nights and after bathing in the Yamunā, Mahārāja Ambariṣa worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, in Madhuvana.