Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20, Shloka 33
अयोध्याकाण्डे विंशः सर्गः
Rama Enters Kauśalyā’s Antaḥpura; Ritual Preparations and the Shock of Exile
तामदुःखोचितां दृष्ट्वा पतितां कदलीमिव।रामस्तूत्थापयामास मातरं गतचेतसम्।।।।
tām aduḥkhocitāṃ dṛṣṭvā patitāṃ kadalīm iva | rāmas tūtthāpayāmāsa mātaraṃ gatacetasam ||
ദുഃഖം അർഹിക്കാത്ത തന്റെ മാതാവിനെ—വാഴത്തണ്ടുപോലെ വീണു ബോധം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടവളെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ—രാമൻ അവളെ ഉയർത്തി നിർത്തി.
Seeing his mother who had done nothing to deserve (this) suffering and who had fallen down like a plantain tree, deprived of her senses, Rama raised her up (from the ground).
FAQs
Dharma as care: even while bound to a harsh duty (exile), Rama immediately fulfills the duty of compassion and service to his mother.
Kausalya faints and falls; Rama, seeing her unconscious, raises her from the ground.
Karunā (compassion) and mātṛ-sevā (service to one’s mother).