Widow Dharma
Dharma for widows is harder but should be strictly followed; the dharma for a widow is like the dharma of a sannyasin. The former meditates on the form of her husband with divine feelings.
After death of the husband is observed celibacy until the end of your life.
- She should never think of another man but her departed husband.
- Live with your mind under perfect control
- Do not wear any jewelry or luxurious clothes
- Where simple white clothes
- Take one meal a day with fruit and milk at night
- Don't mix with men and lustful women who always talk on worldly matters
- Sleep on the coarse mattress on the ground
- Do not attend marriage functions
Too many husbands, there wife's have become their curusan account of the devotion and purity. If any man treats his wife as a slave or subordinate and thinks she is meant for cooking and procreation only then it is a heinous or unpardonable crime.
"Now talking about the special religious duties of widowed ladies. They should serve Lord Krishna and should obey the orders of their father and sons and should not act at their own free will'
Shikshapatri Shlok 161