Chapter 43

śrīpuruṣottama uvāca |
śṛṇu nārāyaṇīśri tvaṃ yadāha parameśvaraḥ |
śivarājñīśriyaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sadācāraṃ punastataḥ || 1 ||
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sādhvīnāṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ śīlaṃ patnīnāṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ patiḥ |
sarvāsāṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ lajjā harirbhūṣaṇabhūṣaṇam || 2 ||
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yā na sākṣād bhavellakṣmīrlakṣmītulyā'pi naiva yā |
yasyā bhāgyaṃ harau lagnaṃ sā vai nārāyaṇī smṛtā || 3 ||
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mātā sākṣād bhavellakṣmīḥ pitā yasyā janārdanaḥ |
bhāgyaṃ yasyā harau nāsti sā śocyā harivarjitā || 4 ||
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pūrvakṛtaṃ samagraṃ vai kramād bhuṃkte hi dehavān |
garbhaśayyā hi pākārthaṃ karmaṇāṃ brahmaṇā kṛtā || 5 ||
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yasmin vayasi yatkāle yathā yasmād vinirmitam |
tat tathā''yāti vidhinā noditaṃ nānyathā kvacit || 6 ||
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dattaṃ dānaṃ kṛtā vidyā purā kṛtaṃ hi kāmitam |
sarvaṃ tvāyāti kāle vai bhogārthaṃ dehināṃ tviha || 7 ||
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karmalabhyaśarīre'tra santi rogā hyanekaśaḥ |
garbhakoṣṭhalikārogaḥ sadā cāste tu yoṣitām || 8 ||
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ato vai śāstragarbhiṇyā buddhyā vicārya bhāminī |
sarogāt svaṃ rogaśūnyamātmānaṃ samapādayet || 9 ||
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ātmā yasyāḥ sadā satyaśaucena viśadīkṛtaḥ |
sā śuddhā labhate svargaṃ parameśapadaṃ tataḥ || 10 ||
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bhāvopahṛtahṛdayā tṛṣṇāśvapacīsaṃyutā |
na punāti sahasraiśca snānānāṃ tīrthakarmaṇām || 11 ||
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sammāne harṣaṇaṃ nāstyudvego nāsti vimānane |
kṣamā śīlaṃ sadā yatra sā sādhvī sadvadhūrmatā || 12 ||
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vālukākoṭisaṃghāto nadyā bhavati nimnagaḥ |
karmakoṭisusaṃghāto nāryā bhavati nimnagaḥ || 13 ||
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jalacetanasaṃghāto nadyā bhavati tīragaḥ |
śīlacetanasaṃghāto nāryā bhavati pārakṛt || 14 ||
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dūradeśaprasaktānāṃ bhinnakuṭumbayoṣitām |
bhaktyātmakaṃ paraṃ karma kṛṣṇe mayi niyojakam || 15 ||
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sakṛduccaritaṃ nāma yayā harīti bhāvataḥ |
sādhitaṃ cākṣaraṃ dhāma tayā śāśvatamodanam || 16 ||
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yadīcchecchāśvatīṃ prītiṃ śrīpatau mayi mādhave |
anuvṛttiṃ pālayenme sādhanaṃ matparaṃ matam || 17 ||
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sarvabhūteṣu viśvāsaḥ sattvabhāvaḥ svabhāvajaḥ |
harau guptā sadā sevā sādhvyā vṛṣo hi sammataḥ || 18 ||
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malināṃ maladantāṃ ca bahvāśinīṃ ca niṣṭhurām |
sandhyāyāṃ śāyinīṃ nārīṃ śrīmapi tyajati prabhuḥ || 19 ||
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bhūlekhinīṃ tṛṇacchetrīṃ dantā'śuddhāṃ malāmbarām |
rūkṣakeśīṃ nagnanidrāṃ śrīmapi tyajati prabhuḥ || 20 ||
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dampatyośca striyoḥ paśvoryantrayorveginostathā |
madhyato naiva gantavyaṃ kruddhayoryuddhyatostathā || 21 ||
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ṣaṭkarṇā bhidyate gāthā catuḥkarṇā tu dhāryate |
dvikarṇā tu kvacinnaiva prakāśameti vārtikā || 22 ||
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kṣamāyukte jane lokāḥ kalpayanti hi dūṣaṇam |
aśaktiṃ balahīnatvaṃ nirmālyamiva phalgutām || 23 ||
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akṛtajñā hyanāryā ca dīrgharoṣā hyanārjavā |
caturvidhā hi cāṇḍālī jātyā tato'pi pañcamī || 24 ||
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nave vayasi yā śāntā sā śāntā sarvadā vadhūḥ |
dhātukṣaye tu yāvatyaḥ śāntā bhavanti yoṣitaḥ || 25 ||
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dharmo yatra hi sanyāsī tapastīrthārthamudgatam |
satyaṃ yātrākaraṃ cāste kāpaṭyaṃ ca gṛhe sthitam || 26 ||
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dāridryaṃ kalahaścāpi bāndhavā iva yadgṛhe |
hiṃsā patnīsvarūpā ca tadgṛhaṃ yāmyakoṭarā || 27 ||
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kupatau nirvṛttirnāsti kubhāryāyāṃ na nirvṛttiḥ |
kumitre nirbhayatvaṃ na vicāryeti pravartayet || 28 ||
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parānnaṃ ca parasvaṃ ca paraśayyāḥ parastriyaḥ |
parapumān parasaudhaḥ śrīvināśakarā hi te || 29 ||
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adhamāḥ kleśarāgā vai sandhirāgāstu madhyamāḥ |
uttamā mānarāgāśca vadhyo bhavanti bhinnabhāḥ || 30 ||
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adhamā dhanarāgāśca madhyā mānadhanānugāḥ |
uttamā mānamātrasthā vadhvo bhavanti dehinām || 31 ||
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virahaścāpamānaṃ ca ṛṇaṃ ca duṣṭasevanam |
dāridryaṃ kalahaśceti vinā'gniṃ dāhakāni ṣaṭ || 32 ||
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asthiraṃ jīvanaṃ dravyaṃ yauvanaṃ ca manastathā |
putradārapatayo'pi hariṃ tataḥ sthiraṃ bhajet || 33 ||
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ahorātramayaḥ kālo harate dehimaṇḍalam |
kālakālaṃ hariṃ jñātvā''śrayenmāṃ puruṣottamam || 34 ||
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yā nije na gurau bhṛtye patyau dīne dayāvatī |
kiṃ tasyā jīvanaṃ loke kākīvad bhogayoṣitaḥ || 35 ||
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yadgṛhe dharmabhaktyādiśūnyaṃ yāpayati kṣaṇam |
bhasrāgṛhaṃ hi tadbodhyaṃ śvāsimāsanivāsadam || 36 ||
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svādapramādaviśvāsaiḥ svārthadāridryamānanaiḥ |
striyo bhraśyanti tasmāt tāstān kuryurdūrataḥ sadā || 37 ||
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tāvadbhayasya bhetavyaṃ yāvadbhayaṃ hyanāgatam |
upasthite bhaye tīvre sthātavyaṃ vai hyabhītavat || 38 ||
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yā dayāṃ na kurute dīne bhṛtye gurau striyām |
mitre patyāvanāthe jīvanaṃ tasyāstu kākavat || 39 ||
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parādhīnā mṛtā eva svādhīnā jīvanārthikāḥ |
paropakārakāriṇyo mṛtā api sajīvanāḥ || 40 ||
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yathā yathā hi nāryo'tra śāstraśīlā bhavanti ca |
tathā tathā sumedhāḥ syurbrahmavādinya ityapi || 41 ||
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yathā yathā ca kalyāṇe kurvanti svamatiṃ tathā |
tathā striyo bhavantyeva pūjāpātrāṇi supriyāḥ || 42 ||
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parokṣe kāryahantrī yā pratyakṣe priyavādinī |
varjanīyā prayatnena vallīva cendravāruṇī || 43 ||
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durjanāyāḥ prasaṃgena sunāryapi vinaśyati |
tasmād vadhvā durjanāyāḥ saṃgastyājyaḥ prayatnataḥ || 44 ||
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manaḥprasannatā yatra maṃgalāni hi tatra vai |
nārīprasannatā yatra tatra vāso hi sampadām || 45 ||
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sā strī yā na madaṃ kuryāt sā patnī yā patipriyā |
sukhinī sā hyatṛṣṇā yā vadhūḥ sā vaṃśavardhinī || 46 ||
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sādhūnāṃ ca nadīnāṃ ca satīnāṃ yoṣitāṃ tathā |
mūlānveṣo nātikāryo vadhūnāṃ cauṣadhasya tu || 47 ||
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rājyaśrīḥ kṛtapuṇyāntā śīlaṃ strīsaṃgamāntakam |
kulakīrtiḥ strīśīlāntā kulasyā'ntaḥ striyo'pi ca || 48 ||
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anāyake na varo vāso na vāpi bahunāyake |
strīnāyake'pi na varo vāso'pi bālanāyake || 49 ||
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pitradhīnā kumāratve patyadhīnā tu yauvane |
putrādhīnā ca vārdhakye satyādhīnā tathā''śrame || 50 ||
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lajjā'dhīnā vyasane ca daivādhīnā tu sampadi |
dānādhīnā tu patnītve yā vadhūḥ sā sukhapradā || 51 ||
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vandhyāṃ mṛtaprajāṃ strīmātaraṃ cā'priyavādinīm |
aputradāṃ prarakṣyaiva putrārthaṃ tvaparāṃ vahet || 52 ||
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arthahīnā bhiyā yuktā kāntādhīnā hi vartate |
arthapūrṇā nirbhayā'pi kāntādhīnā hi śasyate || 53 ||
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arthāturāyā dharmo na kāmukāyā bhayaṃ na ca |
cintāturāyāḥ saukhyaṃ na vadhūstāni vivarjayet || 54 ||
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preṣyāyāśca daridrāyāḥ puṃścalyāśca sukhaṃ kutaḥ |
ṛṇavatyā vyādhitāyā vandhyāyāśca sukhaṃ kutaḥ || 55 ||
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sthānasthitāyāḥ padmāyā mitre varuṇabhāskarau |
sthānacyutāyāstasyāstau kleśaśoṣaṇakārakau || 56 ||
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sthāne sthitāḥ supūjyante nāryo'pi bālakā api |
sthānabhraṣṭā na pūjyante keśā dantā nakhā nṛpāḥ || 57 ||
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anṛṇāyāḥ sukhā nidrā nirbhayāyāḥ sukhā tathā |
avyādhyāśca sukhā nidrā sannayāsinyāḥ sukhā tathā || 58 ||
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asaṃgatāyāḥ puṃsā ca saṃgatāyāśca śārṅgiṇā |
vitṛṣṇāyāḥ sukhā nidrā vadhvā vā'pyanyayoṣitām || 59 ||
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jalayogena kamalaṃ samucchrāyaṃ labhed yathā |
balavatsvāminā bhāryā mahatpadaṃ labhettathā || 60 ||
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ācāreṇa kulasyā'tra deśasya bhāṣaṇena tu |
snehasya cakṣuṣā mūlyaṃ vapuṣā bhojanasya ca || 61 ||
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abdhau vṛṣṭerna vai mūlyaṃ tṛpte ca bhojanasya na |
samṛddhe naiva dānasya nīce puṇyasya naiva ca || 62 ||
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dūragatasya hṛdaye snehena vāsa ucyate |
samīpasthasya vaireṇa dūravāsaḥ samucyate || 63 ||
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kadaryatvaṃ svaro dīno gātradāridryamūrjitam |
kṛpaṇatvaṃ bhayaṃ ceti cihnāni yācanārthinām || 64 ||
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mahān viṣṇurhi bhagavān yācamāno hi vāmanaḥ |
jāyate tarhi kā cā'nyā'rthinī yāti na lāghavam || 65 ||
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vidyādhanaṃ sadā prā'rjyaṃ sādhutādāyinī satī |
priyākarī gauravasya pradā duḥkhavināśinī || 66 ||
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paramā devatā vidyā divyajñānasya śevadhiḥ |
vadhūrvidyā samā bodhyā gṛhasampatprasādhinī || 67 ||
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sarvadravyāṇi bāhyāni nāśabhītimayāni vai |
ātmadravyaṃ hi vidyā''ste nāśabhītivivarjitam || 68 ||
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ātmavidyāvatī bhāryā tīrtharūpā na saṃśayaḥ |
tīrthabhuvaḥ sutāḥ putryaḥ pāvanā mokṣabhāginaḥ || 69 ||
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tīrthayogavataḥ puṃsaḥ patyurmokṣo bhavedapi |
tīrthapāvanavastūnāṃ bhoktāraśca kuṭumbinaḥ || 70 ||
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yānti mokṣapadaṃ bhāryātīrthapuṇyena pāvitāḥ |
yasya bhāryā mahāsādhvī sādhuvrataparāyaṇā || 71 ||
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dharmācāraparā nityaṃ vadhūḥ patiparāyaṇā |
supuṇyāṅgī suputrā ca maṃgalārhā ṛtaṃvadā || 72 ||
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śuddhā priyakarī priyavratā patiniṣeviṇī |
jñātrī guṇavatī kathāśrāviṇī bahutāpasī || 73 ||
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nityaṃ vai dharmataḥ patnī sahapuṇyakarā śubhā |
patimārgaṃ prayātā ca patidevamakhānvitā || 74 ||
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sadbhāvācca patiṃ naiva dūrayatyeva yā priyā |
yathā chāyā tathā'bhinnavratadharmaparāyaṇā || 75 ||
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nārīṇāṃ mokṣade pātivratye vrate sthitā sadā |
puṇyā strī yasya bhavati sa vai brahmamayaḥ patiḥ || 76 ||
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savyaṃ pādaṃ cākṣaraṃ dhāma svapatyurhi yā satī |
manute dakṣapādaṃ ca parabrahmātmakaṃ sadā || 77 ||
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tatpādodakasaṃsnātā brāhmī bhavati bhāminī |
sarvatīrthasamā sarvatīrthavāsā hi sā matā || 78 ||
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makhānāṃ yajanāt puṇyaṃ yādṛśaṃ samprajāyate |
tato'dhikaṃ mahatpuṇyaṃ pātivratyena jāyate || 79 ||
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nāsti nāryāḥ pṛthag dharmaḥ patyuḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṃ vinā |
tasmāt kāntasahāyā sā sarvadā sukhadāyinī || 80 ||
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puṇyā puṇyatamā sādhvī viśiṣyate jagattraye |
sā na tyājyā bhavet kvāpi loke'trāpi paratra ca || 81 ||
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yena bhāryā parityaktā sunītā dharmacāriṇī |
daśāṃgadharmastenā'pi parityakto bhavediha || 82 ||
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bhartā yāti yadā grāmāntaraṃ tadā tu vai satī |
bhūmau śayanakartrī syācchṛṃgāraṃ na karotyapi || 83 ||
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ghṛtaṃ tailaṃ payaḥ pānaṃ dadhi miṣṭaṃ na khādati |
tāmbūlaṃ madhu miṣṭānnaṃ naiva khādati vai satī || 84 ||
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ekaveṇīdharā caikakañcukīvastradhāriṇī |
viyoge cā'samarthā saṃpratīkṣate tadāgamam || 85 ||
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sambandhaḥ puṇyayogena jāyate patinā saha |
nārīṇāṃ hi sadā tīrthaṃ bhartā so'pi striyāstathā || 86 ||
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mithaścāvāhayennityaṃ vācā kāyena karmabhiḥ |
manasā pūjayennityaṃ satyabhāvena vai mithaḥ || 87 ||
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dakṣāṃgaṃ cāpi vāmāṃgaṃ sadā tīrthadvayaṃ hyubhe |
tārayatyeva satataṃ kuṭumbaṃ śatamekakam || 88 ||
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susukhaṃ putrasaubhāgyaṃ sampatsaubhāgyamityapi |
rūpaṃ tejo yaśaḥ kīrtiḥ bhartuḥ striyāḥ prasādataḥ || 89 ||
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nārīṇāṃ yauvanaṃ rūpaṃ bhartuḥ sampat tu sā matā |
tuṣṭe bhartari saṃsāre lokāḥ sarve striyāḥ śubhāḥ || 90 ||
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patihīnā surūpā'pi sampadbhiḥ saṃbhṛtā api |
kutastasyāḥ sukhaṃ rūpaṃ yaśaḥ kīrtiḥ sutādayaḥ || 91 ||
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durbhāgyaṃ ca mahāduḥkhaṃ pāpā bhuṃkte patiṃ vinā |
tuṣṭe bhartari devādyā ṛṣayo mānavāḥ surāḥ || 92 ||
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pitaraścāpi tuṣṭāḥ syurubhalokasukhapradāḥ |
bhartā nātho gururbhartā devatā daivataiḥ saha || 93 ||
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bhartā tīrthaṃ cā puṇyaṃ ca vadhūnāṃ bhāgyagauravam |
śṛṃgāro bhūṣaṇaṃ rūpaṃ varṇasaugandhyamityapi || 94 ||
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patiḥ svargaṃ patirdharmaḥ patiḥ saubhāgyameva ca |
patirvaṃśaḥ patiḥ śobhā vadhūstathā patiṃ prati || 95 ||
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vinā dharmaṃ vinā bhāryāṃ vinā ca svāminaṃ śubham |
gṛhaṃ vanāyate cāpi śmaśānāyata eva ca || 96 ||
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vadhūḥ pativratā yatra patnīvrataḥ patistathā |
sampat snehaśca yatrā'sti brahmabhaktiśca yatra vai || 97 ||
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yatra devārhaṇaṃ nityaṃ strīsammānaṃ ca yatra ca |
yatra kanyārakṣaṇaṃ ca yatra mātṛprasevanam || 98 ||
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yatra bālā modate ca yatra nārī pramodate |
yatra vai hṛdayaṃ nāryāḥ phullitaṃ sampramodate || 99 ||
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tatra svargaṃ ceśvarāṇāṃ sampado brahmalokatā |
tasmāllakṣmi brahmapriyā bhavantu śīlatatparāḥ || 100 ||
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matparāḥ sarvadā satyaḥ sadācāraparāyaṇāḥ |
saddharmaparamā nityaṃ devārhaṇaparāyaṇāḥ || 101 ||
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pātivratyaparā hārivratyaparāśca sarvathā |
anādiśrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ sadā || 102 ||
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vadhvo mama priyāḥ sarvā gṛhṇantvānandaśevadhim |
bhavatīnāṃ sukhaiḥ sarvaṃ sukhaṃ me śāśvataṃ yataḥ || 103 ||
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vadhūdharmāḥ khaḍgadhārasamāḥ santi priyāsthitāḥ |
tān prarakṣya sthitā yūyaṃ madātmikā bhaviṣyatha || 104 ||
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iti śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇīyasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye dvāparasantāne vadhūgītāyāṃ vadhūpālyācārādinirūpaṇanāmā tricatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 43 ||
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