Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 22
अत्र्याश्रमगमनम् तथा अनसूयोपदेशः
Arrival at Atri’s Hermitage and Anasuya’s Counsel
नगरस्थो वनस्थो वा पापो वा यदि वा शुभः।यासां स्त्रीणां प्रियो भर्ता तासां लोका महोदयाः।।।।
nagarastho vanastho vā pāpo vā yadi vā śubhaḥ |
yāsāṃ strīṇāṃ priyo bhartā tāsāṃ lokā mahodayāḥ ||
“丈夫住在城中也好，住在林中也好；有罪也好，有德也好——凡以夫为所爱之人，皆得大福报之胜界。”
One who is devoted to her husband, whether he be in the city or in the forest, whether he is sinful or virtuous, will attain the most prosperous worlds.
FAQs
The verse asserts a traditional ideal: steadfast devotion within marriage is treated as a dharmic path bearing spiritual फल (results).
Anasūyā instructs Sītā, explaining the religious merit traditionally attributed to fidelity and loving commitment to one’s husband across circumstances.
Niṣṭhā (steadfastness) and prema (loyal love) maintained through changing external conditions.