The Bharya Adhikarika prescribes the conduct, domestic management, and interpersonal strategies for wives in a polygamous household. It details the primary wife’s absolute devotion and administrative duties, including overseeing servants, managing finances, cultivating gardens, and enforcing household discipline. Upon the husband’s remarriage, the first wife must warmly welcome the newcomer, treat her as a younger sister, teach her erotic techniques, and cover her mistakes, while actively reviving marital strife if it subsides. The second wife is instructed to respect the elder as a mother, keep intimate encounters secret, and show compassion if the first wife is barren. The text also addresses the widow’s role in supporting the household’s ritual and erotic life, demonstrating pleasure arts, assisting other wives, and discreetly facilitating the husband’s private desires. Finally, it describes a king’s administration of his harem, emphasizing equal outward treatment, secret favoritism, strict access controls, and careful management of turns and gifts, with authorities like Gonardiya, Babhravya, and Vatsyayana cited to ground these protocols.