Chapter 39 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 39.23

साध्वीनां तु स्थितानां तु शीले सत्ये श्रुते स्थिते। स्त्रीणां पवित्रं परमं पतिरेको विशिष्यते॥

sādhvīnāṃ tu sthitānāṃ tu śīle satye śrute sthite| strīṇāṃ pavitraṃ paramaṃ patireko viśiṣyate||

English Meaning

But chaste women of good character, abiding in truth, acting in accordance with the precepts of superiors, and maintaining the dignity of their race, single out their lords as the prime means of compassing their spiritual welfare.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)