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पतिं च परया भक्त्या महापुरुषचेतसा ।
प्रियैस्तैस्तैरुपनमेत् प्रेमशीलः स्वयं पतिः ।
बिभृयात्सर्वकर्माणि पत्न्या उच्चावचानि च ॥ १७ ॥

patim ca paraya bhaktya

mahapurusa-cetasa

priyais tais tair upanamet

prema-silah svayam patih

bibhryat sarva-karmani

patnya uccavacani ca

patim-the husband; ca-and; paraya-supreme; bhaktya-with devotion; maha-purusa-cetasa-accepting as the Supreme Person; priyaih-dear; taih taih-by those (offerings); upanamet-should worship; prema-silah-being affectionate; svayam-himself; patih-the husband; bibhryat-should execute; sarva-karmani-all activities; patnyah-of the wife; ucca-avacani-high and low; ca-also.