It has been said that the husband is the highest object with the wife and the highest god to her. My mother resigned her sacred person to one who came to her in the shape of hcr own husband.
स्त्रिया हि परमो भर्ता दैवतं परमं स्मृतम्। तस्यात्मना तु सदृशमात्मानं परमं ददौ॥