Manusmriti

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पाणिग्राहस्य साध्वी स्त्री जीवतो वा मृतस्य वा । पतिलोकमभीप्सन्ती नाचरेत् किं चिदप्रियम् ॥ १५६ ॥

sanskrit

A faithful wife, who desires to dwell (after death) with her husband, must never do anything that might displease him who took her hand, whether he be alive or dead.

english translation

pANigrAhasya sAdhvI strI jIvato vA mRtasya vA | patilokamabhIpsantI nAcaret kiM cidapriyam || 156 ||

hk transliteration

कामं तु क्षपयेद् देहं पुष्पमूलफलैः शुभैः । न तु नामापि गृह्णीयात् पत्यौ प्रेते परस्य तु ॥ १५७ ॥

sanskrit

At her pleasure let her emaciate her body by (living on) pure flowers, roots, and fruit; but she must never even mention the name of another man after her husband has died.

english translation

kAmaM tu kSapayed dehaM puSpamUlaphalaiH zubhaiH | na tu nAmApi gRhNIyAt patyau prete parasya tu || 157 ||

hk transliteration

आसीतामरणात् क्षान्ता नियता ब्रह्मचारिणी । यो धर्म एकपत्नीनां काङ्क्षन्ती तमनुत्तमम् ॥ १५८ ॥

sanskrit

Until death let her be patient (of hardships), self-controlled, and chaste, and strive (to fulfil) that most excellent duty which (is prescribed) for wives who have one husband only.

english translation

AsItAmaraNAt kSAntA niyatA brahmacAriNI | yo dharma ekapatnInAM kAGkSantI tamanuttamam || 158 ||

hk transliteration

अनेकानि सहस्राणि कुमारब्रह्मचारिणाम् । दिवं गतानि विप्राणामकृत्वा कुलसन्ततिम् ॥ १५९ ॥

sanskrit

Many thousands of Brahmanas who were chaste from their youth, have gone to heaven without continuing their race.

english translation

anekAni sahasrANi kumArabrahmacAriNAm | divaM gatAni viprANAmakRtvA kulasantatim || 159 ||

hk transliteration

मृते भर्तरि साध्वी स्त्री ब्रह्मचर्ये व्यवस्थिता । स्वर्गं गच्छत्यपुत्राऽपि यथा ते ब्रह्मचारिणः ॥ १६० ॥

sanskrit

A virtuous wife who after the death of her husband constantly remains chaste, reaches heaven, though she have no son, just like those chaste men.

english translation

mRte bhartari sAdhvI strI brahmacarye vyavasthitA | svargaM gacchatyaputrA'pi yathA te brahmacAriNaH || 160 ||

hk transliteration