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"If my lord and husband is with me, why should I be
afraid of these animals and reptiles. All the wild trers
and thorny shrubs that come in my way will be like
cottonwool to me. Whatever you have with you is
like heaven to me, but without you whatever I have
will be like hell."
When darkness falls even the shadow leaves you,
but Sita never left Rama. After many thousands of
years, even today the glory of Sita shines as a living
example of Aryan womanhood.
Daughter, it is in the light of this example that
you should mould your future. Your duty towards
your husband should be uppermost in your mind.
It is your duty to serve at your husbands's feet,
For the reward is always a fruit that is sweet.
Neither Ganga, Yamuna, Saryu, or Reva you need,
Supreme bliss is in the service of husband indeed.
"One who worships her husband will prosper,
And all troubles that may come will disappear.
Pativratya dharma
Daughter, besides serving your husband, there is
another aspect of dharma known as
pativratya,
or
single-minded devotion to one's husband. Once a
girl is married, there could be no question of change
even if her husband has his own imperfections; the
thought of another person should never enter her
mind. When Savitri was told by her father that
her chosen husband, Satyavan, had a very short
time to live, she replied, "I have made my choice;
whether he has a short life and whether he is
virtuous or not. I can only make up my mind but
once, not twice." (Mahabharata — 1/110/14). Her
father respected her decision.