Shloka 2.59.38
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
इति विलपति पार्थिवे प्रणष्टे करुणतरं द्विगुणं च रामहेतोः।वचनमनुनिशम्य तस्य देवी भयमगमत्पुनरेव राममाता।।2.59.38।।
bāhuvikṣepa-mīnaugho vikrandita-mahāsvanaḥ | prakīrṇa-keśa-śaivālaḥ kaikeyī-baḍabā-mukhaḥ || 2.59.34 ||
Its shoals of fish are my flailing arms; its mighty roar is my cries. My dishevelled hair is its algae, and Kaikeyī is its baḍabā-mouth—the devouring mare-faced fire of the sea.
Wailing, Dasaratha fell unconscious. He was doubly grieved due to his yearning for Rama. Rama's mother was seized with fear hearing those lamentations.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē ēkōnaṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fiftyninth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
The verse frames unethical influence and harsh intent as destructive forces; dharma requires guarding the household and kingdom from counsel that feeds on anger, jealousy, and disregard for truth.
Continuing his ‘sea of sorrow’ metaphor, Daśaratha depicts the physical and emotional signs of his anguish and identifies Kaikeyī as a consuming cause within that suffering.
The verse emphasizes the intensity of Daśaratha’s remorse and vulnerability, showing how a ruler can be undone when dharma in the private sphere collapses.