The idea of dharma is very large. It covers all types of people in all types of situations. The questioner here is a married home-maker and a professional, and, therefore, the dharma of a monk, for example, or a solider will not apply to the questioner. The principle of universal ethics applies to this person, and, for this person, the role of nurturing and supporting a partner in life and children are all part of svadharma. I am not saying cooking for your husband is svadharma, I am just talking of principles of nurturing and support. How one expresses the principles of nurturing and support may be culture-specific, person-specific, and so, very often, my svadharma will depend upon my place in life–whether I am married or not, whether I am working or a retired person. It depends on a lot of these factors, and keeping all these factors in mind one should apply the universal principles in one’s life. The universal applied in my life will become my svadharma.
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