Shloka 2.103.19

पिण्डदानदर्शनम् — The Queens Behold Rama’s Śrāddha Offering

Devanagari script

ताः पाणिभि स्सुखस्पर्शैर्मृद्वङ्गुलितलै श्शुभैः।प्रममार्जू रजः पृष्ठाद्रामस्यायतलोचनाः।।2.103.19।।

Transliteration

tāḥ pāṇibhiḥ sukhasparśair mṛdvaṅgulitalaiḥ śubhaiḥ | pramamārju rajaḥ pṛṣṭhād rāmasyāyatalocanāḥ ||

Translation

Those large-eyed queens, with auspicious hands—soft-fingered and gentle to the touch—wiped the dust from Rama’s back.

Context

Those large-eyed queens, their palms with delicate fingers and with auspicious hands with a pleasant touch, wiped the dust from the back of his body.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• the queens/mothers

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as seva (loving service): the queens’ act embodies care and respect, meeting austerity not with complaint but with compassionate tending.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rama pays reverence, the queens respond with maternal affection, physically cleaning the dust of forest life from him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The queens’ nurturing compassion; Rama’s patience in hardship is implied by the dust of exile.