Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 20
भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः
Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta
यामिमां भगवन् दीनां शोकानशनकर्शिताम्। पितुर्हि महिषीं देवीं देवतामिव पश्यसि।।2.92.20।। एषा तं पुरषव्याघ्रं सिंहविक्रान्तगामिनम्। कौसल्या सुषुवे रामं धातारमदितिर्यथा।।2.92.21।।
yām imāṃ bhagavan dīnāṃ śokānaśana-karśitām | pituḥ hi mahiṣīṃ devīṃ devatām iva paśyasi || 2.92.20 ||
eṣā taṃ puruṣa-vyāghraṃ siṃha-vikrānta-gāminam | kausalyā suṣuve rāmaṃ dhātāram aditir yathā || 2.92.21 ||
“Wahai Bhagawan, permaisuri yang engkau lihat di sini—lemah, pilu, dan susut oleh duka serta puasa—tampak laksana dewi; dialah Kausalyā, permaisuri utama ayahku. Dialah yang melahirkan Rāma, harimau di antara manusia yang langkahnya bagai singa, sebagaimana Aditi melahirkan Dhātā.”
O venerable sage, this queen you are looking at, forlorn and emaciated due to grief and fasting, and who resembles a goddess is Kausalya, the principal queen of my father. As Aditi bore Dhata, she bore Rama, the best among men who walks with the powerful stride of a lion.
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Truthful speech grounded in respect: Bharata identifies Kausalyā accurately and honors her status, even while acknowledging her suffering.
In response to Bharadvāja’s inquiry, Bharata points out Kausalyā and explains her identity and her relationship to Rāma.
Bharata’s satya (truthfulness) and maryādā (propriety): he speaks with reverence about elders and about Rāma’s excellence without exaggeration of self.