एतच्चरित्वा विधिवद्व्रतं विभो रभीप्सितार्थं लभते पुमानिह । स्त्री चैतदास्थाय लभेत सौभगं श्रियं प्रजां जीवपतिं यशो गृहम् ॥ २५ ॥
etac caritva vidhivad vratam vibhor abhipsitartham labhate puman iha stri caitad asthaya labheta saubhagam sriyam prajam jiva-patim yaso grham
- etat
- this
- caritva
- performing
- vidhi-vat
- according to the injunctions of sastra
- vratam
- vow
- vibhoh
- from the Lord
- abhipsita
- desired
- artham
- object
- labhate
- gets
- puman
- a man
- iha
- in this life
- stri
- a woman
- ca
- and
- etat
- this
- asthaya
- performing
- labheta
- can get
- saubhagam
- good fortune
- sriyam
- opulence
- prajam
- progeny
- jiva-patim
- a husband with a long duration of life
- yasah
- good reputation
- grham
- home
If this vow or ritualistic ceremony is observed according to the description of sastra, even in this life a man will be able to achieve all the benedictions he desires from the Lord. A wife who performs this ritualistic ceremony will surely receive good fortune, opulence, sons, a long-living husband, a good reputation and a good home.