Valmiki Ramayana 2.12.90: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12, Shloka 90
द्वादशः सर्गः — Kaikeyi’s Boons and Dasaratha’s Moral Collapse
Ayodhya Kanda 12
कौशल्या मां च रामं च पुत्रौ च यदि हास्यति।।।।दुःखान्यसहती देवी मामेवानुमरिष्यति।
kauśalyā māṃ ca rāmaṃ ca putrau ca yadi hāsyati | duḥkhāny asahatī devī mām evānumariṣyati ||
कौशल्या यदि मां च रामं च पुत्रांश्च हास्यति, दुःखान्यसहती सा देवी मामेव अनुमारिष्यति।
If queen Kausalya loses me, Rama, Lakshmana and Satrughna will follow me into death, unable to bear the grief.
FAQs
It highlights the cascading harm of unrighteous decisions: adharma in the royal household inflicts suffering on innocents, violating the king’s protective duty.
Daśaratha predicts that Kauśalyā will not survive the compounded loss caused by Rāma’s exile and the family’s collapse.
Kauśalyā’s deep fidelity and emotional devotion, presented as inseparable from her dharmic bond to husband and son.
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