The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 1.3.114
Mitākṣarā (Ṛjumitākṣarā) 1.3.114
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1.3.114
strībhiḥ sadā bhartṛvacanaṃ kāryam | yasmād ayam eva para utkṛṣṭo dharmaḥ strīṇāṃ svargahetutvāt | yadā tu mahāpātakadūṣitas tadā ā śuddheḥ saṃpratīkṣyaḥ | na tatpāratantryam | uttarakālaṃ tu pūrvavad eva tatpāratantryam || 1.77 ||
The husband's word must always be carried out by women. Because this alone is the supreme, exalted duty of women, being the cause of heaven. But when he is tainted by a major sin, she must wait until purification; she is not subject to him [then]. Afterwards, however, she is subject to him just as before.
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