कृतमेकतरेणापि दम्पत्योरुभयोरपि । पत्न्यां कुर्यादनर्हायां पतिरेतत् समाहित: ॥ १८ ॥
krtam ekatarenapi dam-patyor ubhayor api patnyam kuryad anarhayam patir etat samahitah
- krtam
- executed
- ekatarena
- by one
- api
- even
- dam-patyoh
- of the wife and husband
- ubhayoh
- of both
- api
- still
- patnyam
- when the wife
- kuryat
- he should execute
- anarhayam
- is unable
- patih
- the husband
- etat
- this
- samahitah
- with attention.
Between the husband and wife, one person is sufficient to execute this devotional service. Because of their good relationship, both of them will enjoy the result. Therefore if the wife is unable to execute this process, the husband should carefully do so, and the faithful wife will share the result.