Chapter 45 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 45.24

हृदयेष्ववतिष्ठन्ते वेदा ये नः परं धनम्। वत्स्यन्त्यपि गृहेष्वेव दाराश्चारित्ररक्षिताः॥

hṛdayeṣvavatiṣṭhante vedā ye naḥ paraṃ dhanam| vatsyantyapi gṛheṣveva dārāścāritrarakṣitāḥ||

English Meaning

That best of treasurers, the Vedas, resides in our bosoms; and our wives protected by their chastity shall abide in our homes.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)