Valmiki Ramayana 2.40.44 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 40, Shloka 44
प्रयाणवर्णनम्
Departure from Ayodhya; Civic Lament and the Chariot’s Urgency
तथा रुदन्तीं कौसल्यां रथं तमनुधावतीम्।क्रोशन्तीं राम रामेति हा सीते लक्ष्मणेति च।।।।रामलक्ष्मणसीतार्थं स्रवन्तीं वारि नेत्रजम्।असकृत्प्रैक्षत तदा नृत्यन्तीमिव मातरम्।।।।
tathā rudantīṃ kausalyāṃ rathaṃ tam anudhāvatīm |
krośantīṃ rāma rāmēti hā sīte lakṣmaṇēti ca ||
rāmalakṣmaṇasītārthaṃ sravantīṃ vāri netrajam |
asakṛt praikṣata tadā nṛtyantīm iva mātaram ||
Tatkala Kausalyā menangis teresak-esak lalu mengejar rata itu, sambil meratap: “Rāma, Rāma! Aduhai, Sītā! Lakṣmaṇa!”; air mata dari matanya mengalir demi Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa dan Sītā. Maka Rāma berkali-kali menoleh kepada ibunya, yang dalam dukacita terhuyung-hayang seakan-akan menari.
While Kausalya was weeping and running after the chariot, crying O 'Rama, O Sita, O Lakshmana, shedding tears for them, Rama repeatedly glanced at her who wastwisting and bending as if in a dancing pose.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as relational responsibility: even while following satya (truth/pledge) and duty, Rāma remains emotionally accountable—he repeatedly looks back, acknowledging his mother’s suffering.
Kauśalyā runs behind the departing chariot, calling out to Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa; Rāma keeps glancing back at her.
Dayā (tender compassion) and filial sensitivity (mātuḥ-śuśrūṣā-bhāva), even amid unavoidable separation.
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