Shloka : 162

भूषासदंशुकधृति: परगेहोपवेशनम् ।

त्याज्यं हास्यादि च स्त्रीभि: पत्यौ देशान्तरं गते ॥ 162 ॥

અને તે સુવાસિની સ્ત્રીઓ તેમણે, પોતાનો પતિ પરદેશ ગયેસતે, આભૂષણ ન ધારવાં, રૂડાં વસ્ત્ર ન પહેરવાં, પારકે ઘેર બેસવા ન જવું અને હાસ્ય-વિનોદાદિકનો ત્યાગ કરવો. ॥ 162 ॥

And a married woman whose husband has gone abroad, should not wear ornaments, good clothes, visit other people's houses and she should give up laughter, fun, jokes etc. light hearted behaviour. || 162 ||

Commentary

A married woman who is a devotee of Shri Hari, should not adorn her body through gold ornaments and expensive clothes etc. while her husband has gone abroad. Moreover, she should try to avoid visiting other people at their places and she should not laugh loudly and should not attend the public gatherings.

And the specific code of conduct to be followed by a faithful and devoted wife are of two types; first is with the nine types of devotion towards God and second is without the nine types of devotion towards God. The married woman who follows the specific code of conduct of a 'Pativrata' without the devotion towards God, attains only 'Satilok' and who follows it with the devotion towards God attains the 'Akshardham.'