The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.78.21

1.78.21

pūjyāsi mama mānyā ca jyeṣṭhā śreṣṭhā ca brāhmaṇī |
tvatto'pi me pūjyatamo rājarṣiḥ kiṃ na vettha tat || 21 ||

[paragraph continues] But dost thou not know that this royal sage is held by me in greater esteem still?'

"Sarmishtha said, 'O thou of sweet smiles, all that I told thee of a Rishi is perfectly true. I have acted rightly and according to the precepts of virtue, and therefore, do I not fear thee. When thou hadst chosen the king for thy husband, I, too, chose him as mine. O beautiful one, a friend's husband is, according to usage, one's own husband as well. Thou art the daughter of a Brahmana and, therefore, deservest my worship and regard.