Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 32
अश्वमेधप्रवृत्तिः
Commencement and Performance of Daśaratha’s Aśvamedha
पतत्रिणा तदा सार्धं सुस्थितेन च चेतसा।अवसद्रजनीमेकां कौशल्या धर्मकाम्यया।।।।
patatriṇā tadā sārdhaṃ susthitena ca cetasā |
avasad rajanīm ekāṃ kauśalyā dharmakāmyayā ||
પછી ધર્મકામ્ય કૌસલ્યાએ સ્થિર ચિત્તે, પતત્રિ સાથે તથા સુસ્થિત મનથી, યજ્ઞાશ્વની પાસે એક રાત્રી નિવાસ કર્યો.
Kausalya, in her devotion to duty and with a happy state of mind, passed one night near that horse.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as disciplined adherence to a vowed religious duty: Kauśalyā performs the prescribed observance with steadiness of mind, treating ritual responsibility as a moral commitment.
During Daśaratha’s Aśvamedha, Kauśalyā keeps the prescribed night-long attendance near the sacrificial horse as part of the rite.
Kauśalyā’s dharma-niṣṭhā (faithful devotion to duty) and mental steadiness (sthira-citta).