Shloka 38
न दृष्टपूर्वं कल्याणं सुखं वा पतिपौरुषे।अपि पुत्रे ऽपि पश्येयमिति रामाऽस्थितं मया।।।।
na dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ kalyāṇaṃ sukhaṃ vā patipauruṣe | api putre ’pi paśyeyam iti rāmāsthitam mayā ||
O Rāma, zuvor sah ich weder Heil noch Glück, solange mein Gemahl die Macht innehatte; ich hielt mich allein an der Hoffnung, es zu sehen, wenn mein Sohn zur Herrschaft gelangte.
I did not have the fortune, O Rama, to enjoy any auspicious moment or pleasure earlier when my husband was in authority. I exist with the hope that I will have it when my son assumes authority.
FAQs
The verse reflects the dharmic expectation of rightful succession and protection: Kausalyā’s hope is tied to her son’s legitimate rule, which in the epic is linked with welfare, justice, and order.
Kausalyā explains that her life was carried by the expectation of Rāma’s coronation, which is now overturned by the exile.
Rāma’s role as the bearer of righteous sovereignty is implied—his rule is imagined as a source of ‘kalyāṇa’ for his mother and the realm.