Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20, Shloka 15
अयोध्याकाण्डे विंशः सर्गः
Rama Enters Kauśalyā’s Antaḥpura; Ritual Preparations and the Shock of Exile
सा क्षौमवसना हृष्टा नित्यं व्रतपरायणा।अग्निं जुहोति स्म तदा मन्त्रवत्कृतमङ्गला।।।।
sā kṣauma-vasanā hṛṣṭā nityaṃ vrata-parāyaṇā | agniṃ juhoti sma tadā mantra-vat kṛta-maṅgalā || 2.20.15 ||
സൂക്ഷ്മമായ ക്ഷൗമവസ്ത്രം ധരിച്ചു ഹർഷിതയായി, നിത്യവ്രതപരയായ അവൾ മന്ത്രോച്ചാരത്തോടെ അഗ്നിയിൽ ആഹുതികൾ അർപ്പിച്ചു; മംഗളകർമ്മങ്ങൾ പൂർത്തിയാക്കിയിരുന്നു.
Always engaged in the observance of vows, Kausalya (then) clad in silk cloth was performing rituals of auspiciousness, offering oblations to the fire-god in accordance with mantras (Vedic hymns).
FAQs
Household dharma is upheld through disciplined vows and correct ritual action; devotion is expressed with order, purity, and mantra-guided practice.
Kauśalyā is engaged in morning rites—homa/oblations into Agni—performed with mantras and auspicious observances.
Religious discipline (vrata) and steadiness in sacred duty, reflecting a life oriented toward satya and dharma.