Chapter 117 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 117.17

नगरस्थो वसन्थो वा शुभो वा यदि वाशुभः। यासां स्त्रीणां प्रियो भर्ता तासां लोका महोदयाः।।२३।

nagarastho vasantho vā śubho vā yadi vāśubhaḥ| yāsāṃ strīṇāṃ priyo bhartā tāsāṃ lokā mahodayāḥ||23|

English Meaning

They that love their husbands, whether living in the city or the forest, whether well or ill disposed towards them, attain great state.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)