Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20, Shloka 33
अयोध्याकाण्डे विंशः सर्गः
Rama Enters Kauśalyā’s Antaḥpura; Ritual Preparations and the Shock of Exile
तामदुःखोचितां दृष्ट्वा पतितां कदलीमिव।रामस्तूत्थापयामास मातरं गतचेतसम्।।।।
tām aduḥkhocitāṃ dṛṣṭvā patitāṃ kadalīm iva | rāmas tūtthāpayāmāsa mātaraṃ gatacetasam ||
ଦୁଃଖର ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ ଏମିତି ନିଜ ମାତାକୁ—କଦଳୀ ଗଛ ପରି ପଡ଼ି ଚେତନାହୀନ ହୋଇଥିବା ଦେଖି—ରାମ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଉଠାଇଲେ।
Seeing his mother who had done nothing to deserve (this) suffering and who had fallen down like a plantain tree, deprived of her senses, Rama raised her up (from the ground).
FAQs
Dharma as care: even while bound to a harsh duty (exile), Rama immediately fulfills the duty of compassion and service to his mother.
Kausalya faints and falls; Rama, seeing her unconscious, raises her from the ground.
Karunā (compassion) and mātṛ-sevā (service to one’s mother).