Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 17
पिण्डदानदर्शनम्
The Queens Behold Rama’s Śrāddha Offering
सर्वभोगैः परित्यक्तं रामं सम्प्रेक्ष्य मातरः।आर्ता मुमुचुरश्रूणि सस्वरं शोककर्शिताः।।2.103.17।।
sarvabhogaiḥ parityaktaṃ rāmaṃ samprekṣya mātaraḥ | ārtā mumucur aśrūṇi sasvaraṃ śokakarśitāḥ ||
ਸਾਰੇ ਰਾਜਸੀ ਭੋਗਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਵੰਞੇ ਹੋਏ ਰਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਮਾਤਾਵਾਂ ਸ਼ੋਕ ਨਾਲ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਹੋ ਗਈਆਂ; ਆਰਤ ਸੁਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੋ ਪਈਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਸੂ ਵਗਾ ਦਿੱਤੇ।
Beholding Rama devoid of all luxury, his mothers afflicted with grief, and overcome with sorrow, cried aloud, tears streaming down.
FAQs
It shows the human cost of dharma: Rama’s righteous renunciation is morally elevated, yet it naturally evokes grief in those who love him—dharma does not erase emotion, it disciplines it.
Rama’s mothers see him living without royal comforts in the hermitage and are overwhelmed by sorrow.
Rama’s capacity for renunciation; the mothers’ deep affection and sincerity.