Valmiki Ramayana 7.3.4

प्रतिगृह्य तु धर्मेण भरद्वाजसुतां तदा ।प्रजान्वेक्षिकया बुद्ध्या श्रेयो ह्यस्य विचिन्तयन्॥

pratigṛhya tu dharmeṇa bharadvājasutāṃ tadā |prajānvekṣikayā buddhyā śreyo hyasya vicintayan ||

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.