In days of yore, the body of sage Chyavana had turned into a termite like feature due to incessant and long term penance. It seemed that the camp of his life will shortly cease illumine, yet his wife Sukanya did not show any way negligence towards him and kept on serving
पुरा सुकन्या भार्या च भार्गवं च्यवनं वने। वल्मीकभूतं शाम्यन्तमन्वपद्यत भामिनी॥