Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 122, Shloka 19
दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions
Sarga 122
सिद्धार्थाखलुकौसल्यायात्वांराम गृहंगतम् ।वनान्निवृत्तंसंहृष्टाद्रक्ष्यतेशत्रुसूदनम् ।।।।
siddhārthā khalu kausalyā yā tvāṃ rāma gṛhaṃ gatam |
vanān nivṛttaṃ saṃhṛṣṭā drakṣyate śatrusūdanam ||
हे शत्रुसूदन रामा! तू वनातून परतून घरी गेलास की कौसल्या तुला सिद्धार्थ अवस्थेत पाहून अत्यंत आनंदित होईल।
"Rama! Kausalya will see you, as an accomplished one, as a destroyer of enemies, on returning home from the forest and will be highly rejoiced."
FAQs
Dharma as steadfast completion of one’s vowed duty: Rāma’s return signifies the successful fulfilment of exile and the restoration of righteous order.
Daśaratha, in a visionary or posthumous appearance, anticipates Rāma’s return from forest-life and the joy it will bring to Kausalyā.
Rāma’s steadfastness and victory in service of righteousness—being ‘siddhārtha’ (purpose-fulfilled) and ‘śatrusūdana’ (protector who defeats hostile forces).