Valmiki Ramayana 2.25.37-38: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25, Shlokas 37-38
कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम् · Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama
इति पुत्रस्य शेषांश्च कृत्वा शिरसि भामिनी ।
गन्धैश्चापि समालभ्य राममायतलोचना ॥३७॥
ओषधीं चापि सिद्धार्थां विशल्यकरणीं शुभाम् ।
चकार रक्षां कौशल्या मन्त्रैरभिजजाप च ॥३८॥
iti putrasya śeṣāṃś ca kṛtvā śirasi bhāminī |
gandhaiś cāpi samālabhya rāmam āyatalocanā ||37||
oṣadhīṃ cāpi siddhārthāṃ viśalyakaraṇīṃ śubhām |
cakāra rakṣāṃ kauśalyā mantrair abhijajāpa ca ||38||
So legte die schöne, großäugige Kausalyā die verbleibenden Teile der Opfergaben auf den Kopf ihres Sohnes und salbte Rāma mit duftenden Essenzen. Auch bereitete sie ihm einen Schutzzauber, indem sie das glückverheißende Heilkraut Viśalyakaraṇī zum Erreichen seiner Ziele anband und dabei leise heilige Mantras murmelte.
The large-eyed Kausalya placed the remains of the offerings on his (Rama's) head and applied sandal cream to his body. She tied an auspicious medicinal herb known as Vishalyakarani to his arm for attainment of his objectives, repeatedly mutteringprayers.
FAQs
Care as dharma: protection of loved ones through legitimate, culturally sanctioned means—prayer, blessing, and responsible preparation.
Kausalyā completes a sequence of auspicious and protective actions before Rāma’s forest life begins.
Nurturing vigilance—maternal foresight expressed through ritual and medicine.
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