पद्मपुराण - भार्या धर्म स्वातंत्र्य

न भार्यया समं मित्रं न च धर्मो दयासमः ।
न स्वातंत्र्यसमं सौख्यं गार्हस्थ्यान्नाश्रमो वरः ॥

- पद्मपुराण

na bhAryayaa samam mitram na cha dharmo dayA samaH ।
na svAtantrya samam saukhyam gArhasthyaat na aashramo varaH ॥

- padma purANa

There is no better friend than a wife. No dharma better than compassion. Nothing better than being free. No state of life is better than running a household (being the man of the house).

- Padma Purana