Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.11.26-27
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyLoving Service in a Clean Home
“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.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse describes a chaste woman wearing clean, attractive garments and ornaments for her husband’s pleasure.
- She keeps the home pure and clean, arranges household necessities, and makes it fragrant with incense and flowers.
- Her service to her husband is offered with love, modesty, truthfulness, sense control, and sweet words, according to time and circumstances.
Try this today
Clean one shared space today and speak a kind, truthful word to someone in your household.
Ask yourself
How can care for my home and the way I speak express more love?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.