Chapter 39 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 39.30

साहमेवंगता श्रेष्ठा श्रुतधर्मपरावरा। आर्ये किमवमन्येयं स्त्रिया भर्ता हि दैवतम्॥

sāhamevaṃgatā śreṣṭhā śrutadharmaparāvarā| ārye kimavamanyeyaṃ striyā bhartā hi daivatam||

English Meaning

O exalted one, having learnt from my superiors the principal as well the minor duties, shall I disregard (my lord)? A husband is a deity to the wife.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)