नैतदाश्चर्यमार्यायां यन्मां त्वमनुभाषसे। विदितं तु ममाप्येतद् यथा नार्याः पतिर्गुरुः॥ यद्यप्येष भवेद् भर्ता अनार्यो वृत्तिवर्जितः। अद्वैधमत्र वर्तव्यं तथाप्येष मया भवेत्॥
naitadāścaryamāryāyāṃ yanmāṃ tvamanubhāṣase| viditaṃ tu mamāpyetad yathā nāryāḥ patirguruḥ|| yadyapyeṣa bhaved bhartā anāryo vṛttivarjitaḥ| advaidhamatra vartavyaṃ tathāpyeṣa mayā bhavet||
English Meaning
I know that a woman's spiritual guide is her husband. Even if a husband should be poor and of a disreputable character, he should be ungiudgingly obeyed by the like of me. one
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)