Valmiki Ramayana 2.58.25: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 58, Shloka 25
अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 58): Daśaratha Questions Sumantra; Messages from the Forest Threshold
इत्येवं मां महराज ब्रुवन्नेव महायशाः।रामो राजीवताम्राक्षो भृशमश्रूण्यवर्तयत्।।।।
ity evaṃ māṃ mahārāja bruvann eva mahāyaśāḥ | rāmo rājīvatāmrākṣo bhṛśam aśrūṇy avartayat ||
महाराज, इतना कह के राम ने बहुत आँसू बहाए। उनकी आँखें लाल हो गई थी, कमल के फूल जैसी चमक रही थी। इतने बड़े थे, इतनी शान थी, फिर भी रो रहे थे।
While saying this the red lotuslike eyes of illustrious Rama streamed with tears, O maharaja
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Dharma does not erase human feeling: Rāma upholds righteousness while openly bearing the sorrow of separation.
Sumantra recounts to Daśaratha how Rāma spoke and wept while giving messages for Bharata and the family.
Steadfastness joined with sensitivity—Rāma’s moral resolve alongside genuine compassion.
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