ká¹›tam ekatareṇÄpi
dam-patyor ubhayor api
patnyÄá¹ kuryÄd anarhÄyÄá¹
patir etat samÄhitaḥ
ká¹›tam - executed; ekatareṇa - by one; api - even; dam-patyoḥ - of the wife and husband; ubhayoḥ - of both; api - still; patnyÄm - when the wife; kuryÄt - he should execute; anarhÄyÄm - is unable; patiḥ - the husband; etat - this; samÄhitaḥ - with attention.
The relationship between husband and wife is firmly established when the wife is faithful and the husband sincere. Then even if the wife, being weaker, is unable to execute devotional service with her husband, if she is chaste and sincere she shares half of her husband’s activities.