Valmiki Ramayana 2.25.32: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 32

कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम् · Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama

Spoken by Kausalya to RamaSetting: Ayodhya (palace setting implied)

Devanagari script

यन्मङ्गलं सहस्राक्षे सर्वदेवनमस्कृते ।

वृत्रनाशे समभवत्तत्ते भवतु मङ्गलम् ॥३२॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.25.32

Transliteration

yan maṅgalaṃ sahasrākṣe sarvadevanamaskṛte |

vṛtranāśe samabhavat tat te bhavatu maṅgalam ||32||

Translation

Möge derselbe segensreiche Glückssegen, der dem tausendäugigen Indra, von allen Göttern verehrt, zuteilwurde, als Vṛtra erschlagen wurde, auch dir zuteilwerden.

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Word by Word

• yat: which/whatever
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun (यत्)
• Role: Visheshya/Anuyogi (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)

• maṅgalam: auspicious blessing
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म) / Predicate nominal

• sahasrākṣe: O thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: 'one whose eyes are a thousand' (इन्द्र)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Compound: Bahuvrihi

• sarva-deva-namaskṛte: O one saluted by all the gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + deva + namas + √kṛ (कृ धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8), Singular; past passive participle used as noun: namaskṛta = 'saluted'; तत्पुरुष: 'saluted by all gods' (सर्वैः देवैः नमस्कृतः)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• vṛtra-nāśe: at the slaying of Vṛtra
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛtra + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7 विभक्ति), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'slaying/destruction of Vṛtra'
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• samabhavat: arose/occurred/was bestowed
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

• tat: that
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular; demonstrative pronoun
• Role: Visheshya/Anuyogi (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)

• te: to you
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic form
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)

• bhavatu: may it be
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

• maṅgalam: auspicious blessing
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; predicate complement of bhavatu
• Role: Karma (कर्म) / Predicate nominal

Sandhi Notes

• yanmaṅgalam → yat maṅgalam
• sarvadēvanamaskṛtē → sarva-deva-namaskṛte
• samabhavat-tat-te → samabhavat tat te

Context

May the same blessings bestowed by all the gods on the thousand-eyed Indra at the time of killing Vritra be with you!

The teaching

Invoke exemplars of victory over obstruction to steady the mind and fortify resolve for righteous action.

Ethical theme

Āśīrvāda / maṅgala / vighna-nāśa

Devotion and practice

Use of maṅgala-vāk as protective intention; suitable as a brief blessing refrain in daily prayer for obstacle-removal.

Deity praised

Indra (as exemplar of divine victory)

Form of praise

Stuti (a hymn of praise)

Mantra

तत्ते भवतु मङ्गलम्

Mood and themes

Rasa

Shanta (peace), with Vira (heroism)

Mood

Benedictory, protective, victory-omen

Themes

• Dharma
• Satya
• Benediction
• Divine exempla
• Protection

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Kauśalyā
• Rāma
• Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
• Vṛtra
• Devas (gods)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Righteous struggle against disorder is framed as dharmic: the blessing associated with Indra’s victory is invoked for Rāma, implying that upholding order and truth attracts auspicious support.

What is the narrative situation?

Kauśalyā offers mythic-model blessings to strengthen Rāma for trials ahead, invoking famous divine victories as auspicious precedents.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective goodwill and faith—Kauśalyā’s dharmic love expresses itself as blessings grounded in sacred memory.