Shloka 2.25.6
कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम् — Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama
पितृशुश्रूषया पुत्र मातृशुश्रूषया तथा।सत्येन च महाबाहो चिरं जीवाभिरक्षितः।।2.25.6।।
pitṛ-śuśrūṣayā putra mātṛ-śuśrūṣayā tathā | satyena ca mahābāho ciraṃ jīva abhirakṣitaḥ || 2.25.6 ||
O son, O mighty-armed one—through service to your father, through service to your mother, and through truthfulness, you have been safeguarded; live long.
O my mighty- armed son! protected by the service to your father, mother and totruth, live long!
Dharma is sustained by śuśrūṣā (attentive service) to parents and by satya (truth): moral protection is portrayed as arising from character and conduct, not merely from external power.
As Rāma is about to leave, Kausalyā articulates the protective force of his lifelong virtues—filial service and truthfulness—and blesses him with long life.
Satya and filial obedience: Rāma’s safety is linked to his unwavering truth and dutiful service.