Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 34
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
को मां सन्द्यामुपास्यैव स्नात्वा हुतहुताशनः।श्लाघयिष्यत्युपासीनः पुत्र शोकभयार्दितम्।।।।
ko māṃ sandhyām upāsyaiva snātvā hutahutāśanaḥ | ślāghayiṣyaty upāsīnaḥ putra śokabhayārditam ||
Wahai putraku, aku tersiksa oleh duka dan takut—siapakah kini yang akan mendampingiku, setelah mandi, melakukan upāsanā Sandhyā, dan mempersembahkan āhuti ke dalam api suci, duduk dekat di sisiku?
'O son! I am tortured with sorrow and fear. Who will serve me from now on after the ablution and the morning worship of Sandhya, followed by oblations to the sacrificial fire?
FAQs
Interdependence in dharmic life: ritual observance (sandhyā, agnihotra-like offerings) is paired with caregiving; dharma includes service to elders, not only rites.
The father foresees the collapse of his daily religious life and personal care without the son’s assistance.
Service (sevā) and steadfast ritual discipline—virtues expected in a son devoted to ascetic parents.