Shloka 2.43.3
कौशल्याविलापः — Kausalya’s Lament and the Vision of Rama’s Return
विवास्य रामं सुभगा लब्धकामा समाहिता।त्रासयिष्यति मां भूयो दुष्टाहिरिव वेश्मनि।।।।
sāhaṃ gaur iva siṃhena vivatsā vatsalā kṛtā |
kaikeyyā puruṣavyāghra bālavatsā iva gaur balāt ||
O tiger among men, I—like a cow that loves her calf—have been made calf-less by Kaikeyi, forcibly torn away, as though a lion had seized the young calf from its mother.
Having banished Rama, she is now happy with her desires fulfilled. And like a vicious serpent living in the house she will again frighten me.
Dharma includes protecting natural bonds of care (mother and child) and preventing coercive harm. The verse condemns forceful separation as a violation of humane order.
Kausalya describes the pain of losing Rama, blaming Kaikeyi for violently severing the mother–son bond.
Kausalya’s unwavering maternal devotion (vātsalya), presented as natural and sacred.