Valmiki Ramayana 2.43.12: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 12
कौशल्याविलापः · Kausalya’s Lament and the Vision of Rama’s Return
कदाऽयोध्यां महाबाहुः पुरीं वीरः प्रवेक्ष्यति ।
पुरस्कृत्य रथे सीतां वृषभो गोवधूमिव ॥१२॥
kadāyodhyāṃ mahābāhuḥ purīṃ vīraḥ pravekṣyati |
puraskṛtya rathe sītāṃ vṛṣabho govadhūm iva ||12||
कब वो बड़े वीर अयोध्या में दाखिल होंगे? सीता को रथ में आगे बिठा के आएंगे। जैसे बैल गाय के पीछे चलता है, वैसे वो सीता के साथ आएंगे।
When will the mighty-armed hero (Rama) enter the city of Ayodhya with Sita in front in the chariot, like a bull following the cow?
FAQs
It gestures to household and royal dharma: the righteous prince is envisioned returning with his wife in honor, restoring both familial order and public auspiciousness.
Kausalyā imagines a future homecoming procession where Rāma re-enters Ayodhyā with Sītā on the chariot.
Rāma’s protective, dignified leadership and conjugal responsibility (pati-dharma) implied by the respectful placement of Sītā.
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