SB 10.60.31

Devanāgarī

अयं हि परमो लाभो गृहेषु गृहमेधिनाम् । यन्नर्मैरीयते याम: प्रियया भीरु भामिनि ॥ ३१ ॥

Text

ayaṁ hi paramo lābho gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām yan narmair īyate yāmaḥ priyayā bhīru bhāmini

Synonyms

ayam—this;hi—indeed;paramaḥ—the greatest;lābhaḥ—gain;gṛheṣu—in family life;gṛha-medhinām—for worldly householders;yat—which;narmaiḥ—with joking words;īyate—is spent;yāmaḥ—time;priyayā—with one’s beloved;bhīru—O timid one;bhāmini—O temperamental one.

Translation

The greatest pleasure worldly householders can enjoy at home is to spend time joking with their beloved wives, My dear timid and temperamental one.

Purport