Shloka 39
Varṇāśrama-dharma as a Path to Bhakti
Yuga-dharma Origins, Universal Virtues, Brahmacarya and Gṛhastha Duties
गृहार्थी सदृशीं भार्यामुद्वहेदजुगुप्सिताम् । यवीयसीं तु वयसा यां सवर्णामनुक्रमात् ॥ ३९ ॥
gṛhārthī sadṛśīṁ bhāryām udvahed ajugupsitām yavīyasīṁ tu vayasā yāṁ sa-varṇām anu kramāt
အိမ်ထောင်ရေးကို တည်ထောင်လိုသူသည် မိမိ၏ ဝဏ္ဏတူ၊ အပြစ်တင်စရာမရှိ၊ အသက်အရွယ်ငယ်သော ဇနီးကို လက်ထပ်ရမည်။ ဇနီးများစွာ ယူလိုပါက ပထမလက်ထပ်ပြီးနောက် အစဉ်လိုက် လက်ထပ်ရမည်၊ ဇနီးတစ်ဦးချင်းစီသည် အစဉ်လိုက် နိမ့်သော ဝဏ္ဏမှ ဖြစ်ရမည်။
As stated in the Vedic literature,
FAQs
In 11.17.39, Lord Krishna says a man intending household life should marry a compatible, respectable (not objectionable) wife, younger in age, and traditionally within the same varṇa according to prescribed order.
These instructions occur in Krishna’s teachings to Uddhava on varnashrama-dharma, showing how regulated social and family life can support purity, responsibility, and spiritual progress.
Apply the principle of compatibility and character: choose a spouse with good conduct and shared values, and approach marriage as a dharmic responsibility that supports steady spiritual practice.