Valmiki Ramayana 2.20.35: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20, Shloka 35
अयोध्याकाण्डे विंशः सर्गः
Rama Enters Kauśalyā’s Antaḥpura; Ritual Preparations and the Shock of Exile
सा राघवमुपासीनमसुखार्ता सुखोचिता।उवाच पुरुषव्याघ्रमुपशृण्वति लक्ष्मणे।।।।
sā rāghavam upāsīnam asukhārtā sukhocitā | uvāca puruṣavyāghram upaśṛṇvati lakṣmaṇe ||
सुखास योग्य असूनही दुःखाने पीडित कौसल्या, जवळ बसलेल्या पुरुषसिंह राघवांना म्हणाल्या; लक्ष्मणही ते ऐकत होता।
Kausalya who deserved happiness yet was struck down by (this) distress spoke to Rama, the tiger among men who was sitting nearby, while Lakshmana was listening.
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed through dignified speech in suffering: even in grief, Kausalyā addresses Rāma with honorific restraint, reflecting the Ramayana’s ideal of measured conduct (maryādā) amid crisis.
After the decision for Rāma’s exile, Kausalyā sits with him and begins her lament; Lakṣmaṇa remains present and listens.
Rāma’s stature as “puruṣavyāghra” (best among men) is foregrounded, implying steadiness and exemplary conduct even as his mother grieves.
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