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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 15.27",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 15.27",
  "label":"Text 27",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 15.27",
  "description":"\"Merely a house is not a home, for it is a wife who gives a home its meaning. If one lives at home with his wife, together they can fulfill all the interests of human life.\""

} —

Cc. Ādi 15.27

Text

na gṛhaṁ gṛham ity āhur
gṛhiṇī gṛham ucyate
tayā hi sahitaḥ sarvān
puruṣārthān samaśnute

Synonyms

na—not; gṛham—the home; gṛham—the house; iti—thus; āhuḥ—said; gṛhiṇī—the wife; gṛham—home; ucyate—it is said; tayā—with her; hi—certainly; sahitaḥ—together; sarvān—all; puruṣa-arthān—goals of human life; samaśnute—perfects.

Translation

“Merely a house is not a home, for it is a wife who gives a home its meaning. If one lives at home with his wife, together they can fulfill all the interests of human life.”