| Knowing that mother and father are the visible | | | | he touches her even with his mind -- that man |
| representatives of God, the householder, always | | | | goes to dark hell. Before women he must not talk |
| and by all means, must please them. If the | | | | improper language, and never brag of his powers. |
| mother is pleased, and the father, God is pleased | | | | He must not say, "I have done this, and I have |
| with the man. That child is really a good child who | | | | done that." The householder must always please |
| never speaks harsh words to his parents. Before | | | | his wife with money,clothes, love, faith, and words |
| parents one must not utter jokes, must not | | | | like nectar, and never do anything to disturb her. |
| show restlessness, must not show anger or | | | | That man who has succeeded in getting the love |
| temper. Before mother or father, a child must | | | | of a chaste wife has succeeded in his religion and |
| bow down low, and stand up in their presence, | | | | has all the virtues. The following are duties |
| and must not take a seat until they order him to | | | | towards children: A son should be lovingly reared |
| sit. If the householder has food and drink and | | | | up to his fourth year; he should be educated till he |
| clothes without first seeing that his mother and | | | | is sixteen. When he is twenty years of age he |
| his father, his children, his wife, and the poor, are | | | | should be employed in some work; he should then |
| supplied, he is committing a sin. The mother and | | | | be treated affectionately by his father as his |
| the father are the causes of this body; so a man | | | | equal. Exactly in the same manner the daughter |
| must undergo a thousand troubles in order to do | | | | should be brought up, and should be educated |
| good to them. Even so is his duty to his wife. No | | | | with the greatest care. And when she marries, |
| man should scold his wife, and he must always | | | | the father ought to give her jewels and wealth. |
| maintain her as if she were his own mother. And | | | | To read the rest of the story visit |
| even when he is in the greatest difficulties and | | | | Swami Vivekananda was a prolific speaker, a life |
| troubles, he must not show anger to his wife. He | | | | changing catalyst and a real master of spirituality. |
| who thinks of another woman besides his wife, if | | | | |