# Cc. Ādi 15.26
> গৃহিণী বিনা গৃহধর্ম না হয় শোভন ।
> এত চিন্তি’ বিবাহ করিতে হৈল মন ॥২৬॥
## Text
> gṛhiṇī vinā gṛha-dharma nā haya śobhana
> eta cinti' vivāha karite haila mana
## Synonyms
*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.
## Translation
**"Without a wife," Lord Caitanya considered, "there is no meaning to householder life." Thus the Lord decided to marry.**