The relationship of the husband and wife must be one of kindness, compassion and light heartedness. The couple should always try to bring happiness and cheer to one another.
For a man, it is indeed a great bounty to return home to a wife who radiates warmth and smiles. A mere glance at such a wife is sufficient to melt away a day’s worth of grief and tension. On the other hand, a man dreads returning to a wife who is constantly shouting, fighting and bickering. Indeed, husbands should also conduct themselves in a compassionate manner.
Marriage is a lifelong contract which needs to be nurtured and maintained. Our pious elders realised the importance of having a healthy and pleasant marriage, and thus went out of their way to bring comfort and joy to their marriage partners.