Answer

Yes, you may go to the temple and do Aarti, but you should first make yourself clean and suitable for temple worship.

If you personally are clean, have bathed, are wearing clean clothes, and have maintained proper purity of body and mind, then sitting on the bed does not automatically stop you from going to the temple.

Explanation

In Jain Dharma, for going to the temple and doing Aarti, one should try to maintain:

• Clean body
• Clean clothes
• Clean thoughts
• Respectful and devotional attitude

If your husband has not taken bath and sits on the bed, and you also sit on that same bed, it is better to avoid touching unclean clothes or bedding before going to the temple. If you feel there may be impurity, then you can:

• Wash your hands and feet
• Change into clean clothes if needed
• Keep your mind peaceful and focused on devotion

If you have already taken bath and your clothes are clean, then you can go for Darshan and Aarti with devotion.

Spiritual Understanding

The purpose of cleanliness in Jain worship is not only outer purity, but also inner purity. Temple worship, Aarti, and Darshan should be done with humility, reverence, and a pure intention.

Takeaway

If you are clean yourself, you can go to the temple and do Aarti. If you feel doubtful because of contact with the bed, simply wash properly or change into clean clothes before going.