Valmiki Ramayana 2.25.36 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 36

कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्

Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama

Devanagari script

ऋतवस्सागरा द्वीपा वेदा लोका दिशश्च ते।मङ्गलानि महाबाहो दिशन्तु शुभमङ्गलाः।।2.25.36।।

Transliteration

ṛtavaḥ sāgarā dvīpā vedā lokā diśaś ca te |

maṅgalāni mahābāho diśantu śubhamaṅgalāḥ ||2.25.36||

Translation

હે મહાબાહો! ઋતુઓ, સાગરો, દ્વીપો, વેદો, લોકો અને દિશાઓ—આ સર્વે શુભમંગલરૂપ આશીર્વાદો તને અર્પે.

Word by Word

• ṛtavaḥ: seasons
• ṛtavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛtu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Plural

• sāgarāḥ: oceans
• sāgarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Plural

• dvīpāḥ: islands/continents
• dvīpāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Plural

• vedāḥ: the Vedas
• vedāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Plural

• lokāḥ: worlds
• lokāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Plural

• diśaḥ: directions/quarters
• diśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4), Singular

• maṅgalāni: auspicious blessings
• maṅgalāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2), Plural

• mahā-bāho: O mighty-armed one
• mahā-bāho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8), Singular; बहुव्रीहि: 'one who has great arms'

• diśantu: may (they) bestow
• diśantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √diś (दिश् धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural (बहुवचन)

• śubha-maṅgalāḥ: bringing auspiciousness
• śubha-maṅgalāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha + maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Plural; कर्मधारय: 'auspicious (and) blessed' qualifying the subject-group

Context

O mighty-armed Rama! may the auspicious and prosperous seasons, seas, islands. the Vedas, the worlds and the quarters bless you!

Characters & Entities

• Kauśalyā
• Rāma
• Sāgara (oceans)
• Veda
• Diś (directions)

FAQs

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

Dharma is harmony with the moral-cosmic order: blessings are invoked from nature, scripture, and space itself, implying that one who stands in truth and righteousness is supported by the whole order of things.

What is the narrative situation?

Kauśalyā broadens her benediction from specific myths to the entire cosmos, praying that all realms and directions favor Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Universality of goodwill—blessing is not narrow or partisan but imagines support from all dimensions of existence.