Matsyapurana 96.22

96.22

nārībhiśca yathāśaktyā kartavyaṃ dvijapuṃgava
etasmānnāparaṃ kiṃcid iha loke paratra ca
vratamasti muniśreṣṭha yadanantaphalapradam //

“O Sage Nârada ! this ordinance should be observed, to the best of their ability, by the womenfolk, too. There is no ordinance like this that can give such everlasting boons in this world, as well as in the next. —22.