Jaina Law Bhadrabahu Samhita

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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THE JAINA LAW
The widow, descended from a good family, should exert herself and preserve the property even as her husband did. And, in accordance with the family traditions, should have her business taken care of by other proper persons.
कुर्यात् कुटुम्बनिर्वाहं तन्मिषेण च सर्वथा । येन लोके प्रशंसा स्याद्धनवृद्धिश्च जायते ॥ ७२ ॥
Similarly, she should support the family and relations, so as to obtain the good opinion of the world and an increase of wealth.
ग्राह्यः सद्गोत्रजः पुत्रः भर्ना इव कुलस्त्रिया। भर्तृस्थाने नियोक्तव्यो न श्वश्रवा स्वपतेः पदे ।। ७३ ॥
The good lady may, like her husband, take to herself a son of a good gotra (lineage) and instal him in the estate of her husband. This with regard to her (widows') husband's estate cannot be done by . her mother-in-lar.
शक्ता पुत्रवधूरेव व्ययं कर्तुं च सर्वथा। न श्वश्वाश्चाधिकारोत्र जैनशास्त्रानुसारतः॥७४॥
The widow of the son has power to spend all. According to the Jaina scriptures, her mother-in-. laty does not have this right.
कुर्यात्पुत्रवधूः सेवां श्वश्वोः पतिरिव स्वयम् । सापि धर्म व्ययं विच्छेद्दद्यात्पुत्रवधूर्वसु ॥७५ ॥
The son's widow should serve the mother-in-law as her husband did. And if the mother-in-law