Shloka 7
कौसल्याविलापः
Kausalya’s Lament and Ethical Analogies on Kingship
महेन्द्रध्वजसङ्काशः क्व नु शेते महाभुजः।भुजं परिघसङ्काशमुपधाय महाबलः।।2.61.7।।
mahendradhvaja-saṅkāśaḥ kva nu śete mahā-bhujaḥ | bhujaṃ parigha-saṅkāśam upadhāya mahā-balaḥ || 2.61.7 ||
महेन्द्र के ध्वज के समान ऊँचे तेजस्वी, महाबाहु महाबली राम—अब कहाँ शयन करते हैं, लोहे की गदा-से कठोर भुजा को तकिया बनाकर?
Where will that mighty-armed and powerful Rama, as lofty as Indra's banner, sleep using his iron-bar-like arm as pillow?.
FAQs
The verse highlights the cost of dharma-driven sacrifice: Rama accepts hardship for righteousness, while Kausalya’s grief underscores the human pain that can accompany adherence to duty.
After Rama’s departure to the forest, Kausalya imagines his austere conditions and anxiously wonders where he can even sleep.
Rama’s fortitude and self-discipline (tapas-like endurance) are implied—he can rest even without royal comforts.