Valmiki Ramayana 2.42.32: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 42, Shloka 32
द्विचत्वारिंशः सर्गः · दशरथस्य शोक-विलापः तथा कौशल्यागृह-प्रवेशः
Dasaratha’s Lament and Return to Kausalya’s Apartments
सुखिता बत तं कालं जीविष्यन्ति नरोत्तमाः ।
परिष्वजन्तो ये रामं द्रक्ष्यन्ति पुनरागतम् ॥३२॥
sukhitā bata taṃ kālaṃ jīviṣyanti narottamāḥ |
pariṣvajanto ye rāmaṃ drakṣyanti punarāgatam ||32||
അഹാ! ആ കാലം വരെ ജീവിക്കുന്ന നരോത്തമർ എത്ര ധന്യർ—മടങ്ങിവരുന്ന രാമനെ കണ്ടു അവനെ ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്യുന്നവർ!
Oh! how fortunate are those best of men who will live until that time to see Rama return and embrace him.
FAQs
Dharma is linked to endurance and hope: the righteous path may demand long suffering, and the fruit of dharma (restoration, reunion) may come only with time and steadfastness.
Daśaratha despairs that he may not survive to witness Rāma’s return, imagining others as fortunate who will live to welcome him back.
Daśaratha’s deep affection and longing; the verse also implies faith in Rāma’s eventual return and the moral order that makes reunion conceivable.
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