Shloka 15
कौशल्याविलापः
Kausalya’s Lament and the Vision of Rama’s Return
कदासुमनसः कन्याद्विजातीनां फलानि च।प्रदिशन्तः पुरीं हृष्टाः करिष्यन्ति प्रदक्षिणम्।।।।
kadā sumanasaḥ kanyādvijātīnāṃ phalāni ca | pradiśantaḥ purīṃ hṛṣṭāḥ kariṣyanti pradakṣiṇam ||
എപ്പോൾ അവർ ആനന്ദത്തോടെ നഗരത്തെ മംഗളപ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്യും—യുവതികളും ദ്വിജാതി ബ്രാഹ്മണരും പുഷ്പങ്ങളും ഫലങ്ങളും അർപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ?
When will I see them delightfully moving round the city with young brahmin girls offering them flowers and fruits.
FAQs
It reflects dharma as shared auspicious practice: community honor (flowers/fruits) and pradakṣiṇā symbolize reverence for righteous leadership and harmonious social participation.
Kausalyā imagines ceremonial स्वागत (welcome) rituals accompanying the brothers’ return, including public offerings and auspicious circling.
The brothers’ worthiness of honor (yaśas and dhārmic stature), shown by the community’s eager, respectful reception.