Shloka 14
कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्
Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama
शैलास्सर्वे समुद्राश्च राजा वरुण एव च।द्यौरन्तरिक्षं पृथिवी नद्यस्सर्वास्तथैव च।।2.25.13।।नक्षत्राणि च सर्वाणि ग्रहाश्च सहदेवताः।अहोरात्रे तथा सन्ध्ये पान्तु त्वां वनमाश्रितम्।।2.25.14।।
nakṣatrāṇi ca sarvāṇi grahāś ca saha-devatāḥ |
aho-rātre tathā sandhye pāntu tvāṃ vanam āśritam || 2.25.14 ||
എല്ലാ നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളും ഗ്രഹങ്ങളും അവരുടെ അധിദേവതകളോടുകൂടി; പകലും രാത്രിയും, സന്ധ്യകളും—വനത്തിൽ ആശ്രയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന നിന്നെ കാത്തുരക്ഷിക്കട്ടെ.
When you dwell in the forest may all the mountains, seas, lord Varuna, heaven, space, and earth and also all rivers, all stars and planets with their presiding deities, day, night, dawn and dusk protect you
FAQs
Dharma is linked to right relationship with time and order (sandhyā, day/night): ethical life is steady across changing conditions, just as time’s rhythms continue without fail.
The blessing now includes celestial bodies and the very flow of time to safeguard Rāma in exile.
Constancy: remaining truthful and dutiful through every ‘time’—day, night, and transition—mirrors Rāma’s unwavering character.