Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 22
सुमित्रोपदेशः
Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya
शिरसा चरणावेतौ वन्दमानमनिन्दितेपुनर्द्रक्ष्यसि कल्याणि पुत्रं चन्द्रमिवोदितम्।।।।
śirasā caraṇāv etau vandamānam anindite | punar drakṣyasi kalyāṇi putraṃ candram ivoditam ||
Wahai yang tak bercela dan penuh berkah, engkau akan melihat putramu lagi—laksana bulan yang terbit—menundukkan kepala, bersujud menghormat pada kakimu.
O irreproachable and auspicious one! you will see your son, like the rising Moon, touching your feet with his head.
FAQs
Mātṛ-bhakti and vinaya (reverence): dharma includes honoring one’s mother; Rama’s return is imagined through the ethical gesture of bowing at her feet.
Kausalya is consoled with a vivid picture of Rama’s eventual return and respectful greeting.
Humility and filial devotion—Rama’s greatness is shown through reverence, not dominance.