Bharya-adhikarika, the fourth chapter of Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra (compiled from older śāstric material around the early centuries CE), outlines the duties and privileges of the wife. It interweaves practical household management, etiquette, and intimate conduct—detailing a wife’s role in tending home, servants, adornment, fidelity, nurturing children, and sustaining conjugal harmony. Key themes are domestic responsibility, reciprocal duty, tasteful self-presentation, and regulated intimacy as part of ethical domestic life. While steeped in classical patriarchal norms, the chapter offers enduring insights into partnership, communication, and the art of sustaining affection and household order. Today it serves as a cultural and psychological resource for understanding ancient notions of marriage and practical wisdom for mutual care in relationships.