Chapter 117 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 117.18

दुःशीलः कामवृत्तो वा धनैर्वा परिवर्जितः। स्त्रीणामार्यस्वभावानां परमं दैवतं पतिः॥

duḥśīlaḥ kāmavṛtto vā dhanairvā parivarjitaḥ| strīṇāmāryasvabhāvānāṃ paramaṃ daivataṃ patiḥ||

English Meaning

Wicked, ur libidinous, or indigent, a husband is a supreme deity to a wife of noble character.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)