Five Mothers of Man

राजपत्नी गुरोः पत्नी भ्रातृपत्नी तथैव च।
पत्नीमाता स्वमाता च पञ्चैते मातरः स्मृताः॥
ರಾಜಪತ್ನಿ ಗುರೋಃ ಪತ್ನೀ ಭಾತೃಪತ್ನೀ ತಥೈವ ಚ
ಪತ್ನೀಮಾತಾ ಸ್ವಮಾತಾ ಚ ಪಂಚೈತೇ ಮಾತರಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ
Wife of King, wife of teacher, wife of brother, mother of wife and own mother should be treated as "mother" by a man.