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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.24

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 109: Rāma leaves Citrakūṭa for Atri. Family memories and the army’s animal waste prompt departure, Atri recounts Anasūyā’s relief of a ten-year drought and sends Sītā to her

In the sequence: Anasūyā praises her willingness to leave wealth and family to accompany her husband

2.109.24

duḥśīlaḥ kāmavṛtto vā dhanair vā parivarjitaḥ
strīṇām ārya svabhāvānāṃ paramaṃ daivataṃ patiḥ

Ill-natured, or given to lust, or destitute of wealth — the husband is nonetheless the supreme deity for women of noble nature.

Words: duḥśīlaḥ — of bad character; kāmavṛtto vā — or given to lust; dhanair vā — or of wealth; parivarjitaḥ — destitute, deprived; strīṇām — for women; ārya — noble (in nature); svabhāvānāṃ — of (noble) nature; paramaṃ — supreme; daivataṃ — deity; patiḥ — the husband

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.