Shloka 2.24.37

कौशल्यारामसंवादः — Kausalya–Rama Dialogue on Exile-Dharma

Devanagari script

अपीदानीं स कालस्स्याद्वनात्प्रत्यागतं पुनः।यत्त्वां पुत्रक पश्येयं जटावल्कलधारिणम्।।2.24.37।।

Transliteration

nūnaṃ tu balavān loke kṛtāntaḥ sarvam ādiśan |

loke rāmābhirāmas tvaṃ vanaṃ yatra gamiṣyasi || 2.24.5 ||

Translation

Surely destiny is mighty in this world and commands all—since even you, Rāma, the delight of the world, are being sent to the forest.

Context

O my dear child, how pleasing would it be, if today were to be the day of your returnfrom the forest when I can see you wearing matted hair and robes of bark!

Characters & Entities

• Kausalyā
• Rāma
• Kṛtānta (Fate/Destiny)

FAQs

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

It points to the tension between dharma and suffering: even the righteous may endure hardship. The verse frames exile not as moral failure but as a turn of destiny within the larger moral universe.

What is the narrative situation?

Kausalyā, overwhelmed, interprets Rāma’s exile as evidence of fate’s overwhelming force.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma as ‘lokābhirāma’—one who brings joy and order to society—making his removal from Ayodhyā feel cosmically disruptive.