286 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 19

PURPORT

The relationship between husband and wife is firmly established when
the wife is faithful and the husband sincere. Then even if the wife, being
weaker, is unable to execute devotional service with her husband, if she
is chaste and sincere she shares half of her husband’s activities.

TEXTS 19-20

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visnor vratam idam bibhran
na vihanyat kathaficana
vipran striyo viravatih
srag-gandha-bali-mandanaih
arced ahar-ahar bhaktya

devam niyamam asthita

udvasya devarn sve dhamni
tan-niveditam agratah

adyad atma-visuddhy-artham
sarva-kama-samrddhaye

visnoh—of Lord Visnu; vratam—vow; idam—this; bibhrat—execut-
ing; na—not; vihanyat—should break; katharicana—for any reason;
vipran—the brahmanas; striyah—women; vira-vatih—who have their
husband and sons; srak—with garlands; gandha—sandalwood; bali—
offerings of food; mandanaih—and with ornaments; arcet—one should
worship; ahah-ahah—daily; bhaktya—with devotion; devam—Lord
Visnu; niyamam—the regulative principles; dsthita—following;
udvasya—placing; devam—the Lord; sve—in His own; dhadmni—rest-
ing place; tat—to Him; niveditam—what was offered; agratah—after
