03. KUMARI SATHAKAM

  

03.  KUMARI SATHAKAM

BY  PRAKKI VENKATA NARASIMAYYA

 

03.01   Your husband may or may not bring his day’s earning or wages, whether he gives it you or not, do not, quarrel with him and blame him withforth. Bear with his situation and carefully manage cleverly, skillfully and appropriately. That type of patience keeps you, all members of the family happy.

 

03.02   Please do not go to neighbors houses often without permission from your husband or aunty; As it is not good and inviting gossip and trouble.

 

03.03   Do not provoke abuse on your parents from your In-law’s house, your husband or his people. Your own parents get sad, hurt, disgusted on your not cleverly handling the house – hold there.

 

03.04   Do not blame your hard-working husband that he is not providing you with costly food, costly clothes, ornaments. Going to your parental, mothers house on that account is not good.

 

03.05   Thinking that your husband is now in your control due to love and affection confining to the marital bond; do not illtreat him and other family members as that style of conduct makes you arrogant dominating in others looks and views.

 

03.06   Whatever riches you bring to your in-law’s house from your parents, if your behaviour is objectionable to them, your parents and brothers would always be blamed.

 

03.07   Never be too close to you servantmaid however friendly and close they are to you, it may land you in difficulties at any time.

 

03.08   Do not expose your parents low state of living or life, to your in-laws; do not try to expose the hard-ship you had, have at your in-law house /family to your father and mother, brothers and sister. It creates misunderstandings.

 

03.09   Laziness, sleeping too late in the morning, early evenings, is to be avoided or else you would be branded as lethargic, negligent, over confident, stylish, a reckless wife.

 

03.10   Do not make friendship, close dealings with bad characters. Always try to be close to the virtuous women and people only.

 

03.11   However hungry you are; do not try to catch grab your plate or dish and begin to eat as that would be odd, in appropriate they think that you are not aware of table manners or ‘group eating’s out’s among your relatives, peers and guests.

 

03.12   When two people are talking to each other busily, seriously; do not try to reach them and hear their conversation as it would downgrade your prestige and intentions.

 

03.13   Be careful and alert at groceries and house-hold articles; fastness at management. Be helpful to good people. Kindness to the helpless are good qualities.

 

03.14   Be prepared to fast, if were to feed, serve food to your relatives that would get you good name and people praise you that none else is comparable to you in charity which takes you ultimately in salvation too after death.

 

03.15   One gets proud arrogant from the caste he was born in with riches and education. But if one knows realises the greatness of these factors one also realises the greatness of good conduct and humility in his behaviour pattern.

 

03.16   Do not grouse at extra work given, nor be angry with your husband, or your domestic servants it all lowers, downgrade your dignity.

03.17   Do not discriminate in serving at dining table, treat all guests on equal terms.

03.18   Even if you were to fast, serve fully to your relatives and others; it will enhance your prestige.

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