Shloka : 172

न होलाखेलनं कार्यं न भूषादेश्च धारणम् ।

न धातुसूत्रयुक्सूक्ष्मवस्त्रादेरपि कर्हिचित् ॥ 172 ॥

અને હોળીની રમત ન કરવી અને આભૂષણાદિકનું ધારણ ન કરવું; અને સુવર્ણાદિક ધાતુના તારે યુક્ત એવાં જે ઝીણાં વસ્ત્ર, તેનું ધારણ પણ ક્યારેય ન કરવું. ॥ 172 ॥

And she should not play Holi and should not wear ornaments etc. and should never wear thin clothes embroidered with the golden thread. || 172 ||

Commentary

Moreover, a widow should not play 'Holi' which is being played by throwing colours like 'Gulal' on each other and she should never wear gold ornaments, Kumkum, Kajal i.e. eyeliner etc. symbols of auspiciousness i.e. symbols worn by a woman whose husband is alive. Moreover, she should never wear a thin cloth which has been woven with golden threads, a thin cotton cloth, silk cloth and bangles etc., because all such objects are appropriate to be worn by a woman whose husband is alive. And a widow should never utter abusive words, should not blame anyone falsely, and should not speak harsh words with indirect criticism towards someone.