DUTIES OF WIFE

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DUTIES OF WIFE

Swami Ramswarup: In Vedas, it is mentioned that the women must wear clean, decent clothes which cover her whole body.
(1) Atharvaveda mantra 1/14/1 – A good wife should establish herself permanently in her husband’s house just as mountain firmly establishes itself on ground. If the wife is not learned and does not deal with the family problems faithfully, gently and happily then Atharvaveda mantra 2/14/5 states that she can be divorced. Vedas also declare that if the husband does not discharge his moral obligations towards family then wife can also leave her husband. (2) Atharvaveda mantra 3/25/1- Wife should long to be in company of her husband.(3) Atharvaveda mantra 3/25/5- wife should be attracted towards the loving attitude of her husband and should always remain sincere to her husband.(4) Atharvaveda mantra 3/25/6 – wife should discover so much love and affection in her husband’s house that she should not remember her parent’s house at all.(5) Atharvaveda mantra 3/30/2 – wife should conduct herself sweetly towards her husband.(6) Atharvaveda mantra 4/38/1 – main qualities of wife:-(a) Should have conquered sensuality (b) be hardworking (c) possessing best behaviour (d) striving to maintain home in best way. (7) Atharvaveda mantra 4/38/2 -(a) Preserves and increases husband’s earnings.(b) Spends portion of husband’s earnings on yajyen.(c) She is always working hard.(8) Atharvaveda mantra 4/38/3- (a) she does all household jobs with zeal and enthusiasm.(b) works for the betterment of the house in a very mature way.(c) ensures that there is no shortage of milk and milk products in the house.(d) conserves the household earnings.(9) Atharvaveda mantra 4/38/4- (a) she remains happy.(b) does not get effected by sorrows and controls her anger.(c) makes every one happy with her good behaviour.(10) Atharvaveda mantra 4/38/5- (a) toils hard from sunrise to sunset.(b) does her work in the light of sun and does not confine herself to dark rooms devoid of sunlight.(11) Atharvaveda mantra 6/8/1 – wife should be dependent on husband just as a creeper completely depends on the tree. (12) Atharvaveda mantra 6/8/3 -wife should never even think about separating from her husband.13) Atharvaveda mantra 7/47/2- wife should remain healthy, possess expertise in household jobs, should be God fearing and remember God’s name and should possess divine qualities.