Shloka 6
Strīlakṣaṇa: Auspicious Marks, Domestic Ideals, and Saubhāgya Practices
कार्ये च मन्त्री सत्स्त्री स्यात्सती (खी) स्यात्करणेषु च / स्त्रेहेषु भार्या माता स्याद्वेश्या च शयने शुभा
kārye ca mantrī satstrī syātsatī (khī) syātkaraṇeṣu ca / streheṣu bhāryā mātā syādveśyā ca śayane śubhā
کام کے معاملات میں بیوی وزیر کی مانند دانا ہو؛ کام انجام دینے میں ستی اور باصلاحیت مددگار ہو۔ محبت میں ماں کی طرح ہو؛ اور بستر میں مبارک محبوبہ ہو۔
Lord Vishnu (addressing Garuda/Vinatā-putra)
Concept: Idealized spousal roles: wife as adviser in work, capable assistant in action, motherly in affection, and auspicious beloved in bed—integrating artha, dharma, kāma.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma as harmonization of puruṣārthas; sattvic relational conduct reducing rajas/tamas in household life.
Application: Cultivate multi-dimensional partnership: shared decision-making, reliable execution, emotional caregiving, and consensual intimacy; avoid reducing spouse to a single role.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: household (gṛha)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.64 (stri-lakṣaṇa and gṛhastha ideals cluster)
FAQs
This verse highlights household ethics by describing complementary qualities that sustain harmony—counsel in duties, devotion in action, nurturing affection, and intimate concord.
Indirectly: by emphasizing righteous household conduct (ācāra), it supports dharma and merit (puṇya), which the Garuda Purana links to favorable outcomes after death.
Treat marriage as a partnership: share counsel in decisions, cooperate in responsibilities, cultivate nurturing care, and maintain respectful intimacy—without reducing either partner to a single role.