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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.28

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: she speaks about steadfastness in marriage and the value she assigns to a wife's devotion through changing circumstances.

2.109.28

tvadvidhās tu guṇair yuktā dṛṣṭalokaparāvarāḥ
striyaḥ svarge cariṣyanti yathā puṇyakṛtas tathā

But women like you, endowed with virtues, who have perceived the higher and lower worlds, will roam in heaven just as those who have done meritorious deeds.

Words: tvadvidhās — women like you; tu — but; guṇair yuktā — endowed with virtues; dṛṣṭalokaparāvarāḥ — who have seen the higher and lower worlds; striyaḥ — women; svarge — in heaven; cariṣyanti — will roam, move about; yathā — just as; puṇyakṛtas — those who have done merit; tathā — so

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.