The harmony of a family life is directly tied with the mutual love shared between a husband and wife. This relationship has been accorded divine status by umpteen belief-systems in the world for it is surrounded by sacred oaths of God.
Scriptures across the world have highlighted the significance of a married life while laying much emphasis on the ideal roles of a husband and wife. Husband and wife have been portrayed differently in various scriptures. The purpose of this post is to project the words of some scriptures which portrays the image and role of a husband and wife.
It is essential to grasp this knowledge and translate in real life by couples intending to spend a life blessed with idealism.
Let us analyse and understand the meaning of these scriptural quotes:
CONTEXT 1:
Not those are true husband and wife that with each other [merely] consort: Truly wedded are those that in two frames, are as one light.
Source: Sikhism. Adi Granth, Var-Suhi-Ki, M.3, p. 788
Further to my understanding of the above-mentioned quote highlighted from the Adi Granth, the real significance of a married couple is not that of uniting and yet viewed as two separate entities but rather to be seen as ONE. Thousands of artists, saints and religious teachers throughout the globe have tried to define this bond of love and it is remarkable to note that the majority has portray husband and wife as one rather than two different people. This is a beautiful contrast made to explain the incompleteness of one without the other. The same idea is also stated in this scriptural quote which add high value and significance to this idea that truly wedded are indeed one.
CONTEXT 2
Sweet be the glances we exchange,
our faces showing true cocord.
Enshrine me in your heart and let
one spirit dwell within us.
I wrap around you this my robe
which came to me from Manu,
so that you may be wholly mine
and never seek another.
Source: Hinduism. Atharva Veda 7.36-37
The lines above have been quoted from the Arthava Veda and Line 4 is in pure harmony with the quote of Context 1 (Sikhism. Adi Granth, Var-Suhi-Ki, M.3, p. 788) which portrays husband and wife as ONE. The lines are also verged on the belongingness to each other. This might be difficult to accept for egocentric husband or wife but is a pure reality which implies that wedding is not simply about sacred oaths but above all, about being sincere and dutiful which has been explained in Line 8. Line 7 implies the complete rights accorded to a husband and wife on each other. This is a beautiful aspect of married life where the husband has full rights upon his wife and vice-versa. To shed light on this quote from the Atharva Veda, husband and wife is seen as one single spirit, yet two different bodies.
Now, let us have a look on the roles of a husband and wife based on a scriptural analysis.
QUOTE 1
A virtuous wife who, after the death of her husband, constantly remains chaste even though she have no son, will reach heaven just as do men living a life of renunciation.
Source: Hinduism. Laws of Manu 5.160
QUOTE 2
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”
Source: 1Peter 3:7
QUOTE 3
Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because God has given the one more strength than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in the husband’s absence what God would have them guard.
QUOTE 4
You wives, be submissive to your husbands, so that some, though they do not obey the Word, may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, when they see your reverent and chaste behavior. Let not yours be the outward adorning with braiding of hair, decoration of gold, and wearing of fine clothing, but let it be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. So once the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves and were submissive to their husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are now her children if you do right and let nothing terrify you.
Source: Christianity. Bible, 1 Peter 3.1-6
I have carefully selected the above-mentioned quotes which remind the duties of an ideal wife and husband to the generation of today. I believe that the relevance of the scriptures is tantamount to holiness and must be shared with the world. This was a small attempt for me to help husbands and wives create a home rather than a house. This post will be useful for the young generation who consider engaging a marital life in the years to come.
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