प्रीणनं लालनं पोषं रंजनं मार्दवं दयाम् । कृत्वा वधूमुपगमेद्युवतीं प्रेमवान्पतिः । युवतौ कुसुमे चैव विधेयं सुखमिच्छता
prīṇanaṃ lālanaṃ poṣaṃ raṃjanaṃ mārdavaṃ dayām | kṛtvā vadhūmupagamedyuvatīṃ premavānpatiḥ | yuvatau kusume caiva vidheyaṃ sukhamicchatā
El esposo amoroso, tras complacerla, mimarla, cuidarla, alegrarla y mostrarle ternura y compasión, debe entonces acercarse a su joven esposa. Quien busca la dicha debe tratar a una joven como a una flor: con suavidad.
Rājñī (the Queen, concluding instruction by context)
Listener: king (and by extension householders)
Scene: A husband offers ornaments/garlands, gently attending to his bride; the flower metaphor appears visually—he holds a lotus or jasmine, mirroring the delicacy with which he approaches her.
Happiness in married life arises from tenderness, care, and compassion—never from coercion.
No tīrtha is glorified; the verse teaches gṛhastha-dharma (householder ethics).
No formal rite is prescribed; it prescribes dharmic conduct (gentleness, care) as an ethical discipline.