—json {
"name":"Cc. Ādi 15.26", "h1":"Cc. Ādi 15.26", "label":"Text 26", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 15.26", "description":"\"Without a wife,\" Lord Caitanya considered, \"there is no meaning to householder life.\" Thus the Lord decided to marry."
} —
gṛhiṇī vinā gṛha-dharma nā haya śobhana
eta cinti' vivāha karite haila mana
gṛhiṇī—wife; vinā—without; gṛha-dharma—duties of family life; nā—not; haya—become; śobhana—beautiful; eta cinti'—thinking thus; vivāha—marriage; karite—to execute; haila—became; mana—mind.
“Without a wife,” Lord Caitanya considered, “there is no meaning to householder life.” Thus the Lord decided to marry.