Shloka 4
कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्
Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama
येभ्यः प्रणमसे पुत्र चैत्येष्वायतनेषु च।ते च त्वामभिरक्षन्तु वने सह महर्षिभिः।।2.25.4।।
yebhyaḥ praṇamase putra caityeṣv āyataneṣu ca | te ca tvām abhirakṣantu vane saha maharṣibhiḥ || 2.25.4 ||
മകനേ, നീ ചൈത്യങ്ങളിലും ദേവാലയങ്ങളിലും പ്രണമിക്കുന്ന ദിവ്യശക്തികൾ മഹർഷിമാരോടൊപ്പം വനത്തിൽ നിന്നെ കാത്തുരക്ഷിക്കട്ടെ.
O my son! may the gods in the temples and in other sacred places and the maharshis you bow to protect you in the forest!
FAQs
Reverence and right conduct: protection is sought through devotion, humility (praṇāma), and alignment with sages and sacred order.
Kausalyā blesses Rāma before exile, invoking the deities of holy places and the sages as guardians.
Piety and trust in dharmic guardianship—seeking safety through righteousness rather than force.