पतिहि देवता नार्याः पतिर्बन्धुः पतिर्गुरुः॥ प्राणैरपि प्रियं तस्माद्भर्तुः कार्य विशेषतः।
patihi devatā nāryāḥ patirbandhuḥ patirguruḥ|| prāṇairapi priyaṃ tasmādbhartuḥ kārya viśeṣataḥ|
English Meaning
Husband is a woman's god-her friend and spiritual guide. It is proper therefore to wok out husband's well-being even at the sacrifice of life.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)