Impressed upon my soul I keep,

When by the fire I took my stand,

And Ráma clasped in his my hand.

And in my bosom cherished yet,

My friends' advice I ne'er forget:

Woman her holiest offering pays

When she her husband's will obeys.

Good Sávitrí her lord obeyed,

And a high saint in heaven was made,

And for the self-same virtue thou