Sage of Kanchi –

Pranams at the lotus feet of Sri Paramacharya !

Vedas and sacred scriptures describes the Sthree Dharmam/duties of a woman in a precise manner, a woman in the family attains all the piousness and abundance of meritorious reward by serving her husband, she need not required to perform Sandhyavandham or recitation of Veda, other than offering water to sun deity on a regular basis, a simple deed of prostration before her husband would remove all her sins, even the deities and Pithrus get highly pleased with this act.  She should not be a spendthrift, she should have thorough knowledge about the income of the family, she should be smart enough to run the family within that income, moreover she should be able to keep a certain proportion of the income for the charity.  A woman is often compared to Mother Earth for her forbearance and love, everything is possible with love, and she should spread love and happiness within the family and in the outside world as well.  It is always good to rise early in the morning before sunrise, it is good for mental as well as physical health, cleanliness is essential, and purity at home brings the eternal presence of all the deities, which removes impurities of mind, conflicts, arguments, and unhappiness in the family.  Lightening earthen lamp in the morning and evening with simple prayers are considered highly auspicious, decorating the room of deity and front door with the rice powder/Rangoli is an act of generosity, in this way the insects and ants get fed on regular basis.  Our Sanatana Dharma strongly recommend  that a married woman should be presentable always, she should decorate her eyes with Kajol, hair with flowers, forehead with vermilion, hands full of glass bangles, ornaments on the chest and waist,  anklets, an ornament on the toe.  A married woman should not leave her hair untied, it is treated as inauspicious.  Cooking is an indivisible part of her work while cooking listening or recitation of sacred chants would bring an abundance of goodness in the meal, it removes any impurities so that it can keep the members of the family free from mental as well as physical afflictions.  She should make sure that all are leaving to bed early by 9.00 PM, so those mornings will be fruitful.