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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.10
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 110: Anasūyā’s gifts and Sītā’s story. Sītā receives clothing, ornaments and unfading cosmetic, then recounts her earth-birth, the bow and marriage
In the sequence: she recalls the guidance of her mother at the wedding and Kausalyā before the exile, saying Anasūyā has reinforced it
2.110.10
sāvitrī patiśuśrūṣāṃ kṛtvā svarge mahīyate
tathā vṛttiś ca yātā tvaṃ patiśuśrūṣayā divam
Sāvitrī, having rendered service to her husband, is exalted in heaven; and by adopting such conduct you too, through service to your husband, will reach heaven.
Words: sāvitrī — Sāvitrī; patiśuśrūṣāṃ — service to her husband; kṛtvā — having done, rendered; svarge — in heaven; mahīyate — is exalted, honored; tathā — likewise, so; vṛttiś — conduct; ca — and; yātā — adopted, followed; tvaṃ — you; patiśuśrūṣayā — by service to the husband; divam — to heaven
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.