Valmiki Ramayana 2.20.33: 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 ॥३३॥
tām aduḥkhocitāṃ dṛṣṭvā patitāṃ kadalīm iva |
rāmas tūtthāpayāmāsa mātaraṃ gatacetasam ||33||
Widząc swoją matkę, która nie zasługiwała na taki smutek, powaloną jak drzewo bananowe i pozbawioną przytomności, Rama podniósł ją.
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).
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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).
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