Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20, Shloka 14
अयोध्याकाण्डे विंशः सर्गः
Rama Enters Kauśalyā’s Antaḥpura; Ritual Preparations and the Shock of Exile
कौशल्यापि तदा देवी रात्रिं स्थित्वा समाहिता।प्रभाते त्वकरोत्पूजां विष्णोः पुत्रहितैषिणी।।।।
kauśalyāpi tadā devī rātriṃ sthitvā samāhitā | prabhāte tv akarot pūjāṃ viṣṇoḥ putra-hitaiṣiṇī || 2.20.14 ||
ସେତେବେଳେ ଦେବୀ କୌଶଲ୍ୟା ମଧ୍ୟ ରାତିଟି ମନ ସମାହିତ ରଖି କାଟିଲେ; ପ୍ରଭାତେ ପୁତ୍ରହିତ ଆକାଙ୍କ୍ଷାରେ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଦେବଙ୍କ ପୂଜା କଲେ।
Having spent the night with a composed mind (abosorbed in meditation), Kausalya was worshipping lord Visnu in the early morning to secure her son's welfare.
FAQs
Dharma includes devotional responsibility: a mother’s righteous care is expressed through prayer and disciplined worship for her child’s well-being.
Before meeting Rāma, Kauśalyā spends the night in composed contemplation and offers morning worship to Viṣṇu.
Maternal devotion and spiritual steadiness—care grounded in prayer, restraint, and auspicious practice.