Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 117 Shloka 8

ऋषिसत्तमः excellent among the sages (Atri), वैदेहीम् Sita, प्रतिगृह्णीष्व receive, महाभागाम् highly virtuous, तापसीम् female ascetic, धर्मचारिणीम् who adheres to righteousness, अनसूयाम् to Anasuya, अब्रवीत् said, धर्मचारिणीम् who followed the ways of righteousness, तां तापसीम् about his ascetic wife Anasuya, रामाय to Rama, आचचक्षे च related.

Atri, who was excellent among the sages said to his ascetic wife who was highly virtuous and an adherent of righteousness, Welcome Sita. Thereafter, he related to Rama a story about his asetic wife who follows the ways of righteousness.