Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 27
सुमित्रोपदेशः
Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya
अभिवादयमानं तं दृष्ट्वा ससुहृदं सुतम्।मुदाऽश्रृ मोक्ष्यसे क्षिप्रं मेघलेखेव वार्षिकी।।।।
abhivādayamānaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā sa-suhṛdaṃ sutam | mudā ’śru mokṣyase kṣipraṃ meghalekheva vārṣikī ||
ಸುಹೃದರಿಂದ ಆವರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟು ನಿನಗೆ ವಂದನೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುವ ನಿನ್ನ ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನು ಕಂಡಾಗ, ನೀನು ಶೀಘ್ರವೇ ಆನಂದಾಶ್ರುಗಳನ್ನು ಸುರಿಸುವೆ—ವರ್ಷಾಕಾಲದ ಮೇಘರೇಖೆಯಂತೆ ಮಳೆ ಸುರಿಸುವಂತೆ.
Like a flake of cloud in monsoon, you are going to shed tears of joy soon seeing your son along with his friends bowing to you in reverence.
FAQs
Dharma is sustained by hope and right expectation: the righteous path leads to auspicious outcomes, and reverence to parents is portrayed as a hallmark of dharmic life.
Sumitrā paints a reassuring future scene to lift Kausalyā’s grief—Rāma returning and honoring his mother.
Filial reverence (mātṛ-bhakti) and humility—Rāma’s respectful salutation to his mother.