Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 4
अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
किं पुनर्यो गुणश्लाघ्य स्सानुक्रोशो जितेन्द्रियः।स्थिरानुरागो धर्मात्मा मातृवत्पितृवत्प्रियः।।2.118.4।।
kiṁ punar yo guṇa-ślāghyaḥ sānukrośo jitendriyaḥ | sthirānurāgo dharmātmā mātṛvat pitṛvat priyaḥ || 2.118.4 ||
फिर तो क्या कहना, यदि पति गुणों से प्रशंसनीय हो—करुणामय, जितेन्द्रिय, प्रेम में स्थिर, धर्मात्मा, और माता-पिता के समान प्रिय हो।
What to speak of a husband if he is worthy of applause for his virtues, is compassionate, a subduer of the senses, righteous and ever affectionate like a mother and a father?
FAQs
Dharma in household life is grounded in character: compassion, self-mastery, steadfast love, and protective care that mirrors parental responsibility.
Sītā articulates the virtues that make a spouse truly worthy, framing marriage as an ethical partnership.
Jitendriyatva (self-control) and dayā (compassion), integrated with dharmic steadiness in relationships.