Valmiki Ramayana 2.43.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 5
कौशल्याविलापः · Kausalya’s Lament and the Vision of Rama’s Return
पातयित्वा तु कैकेय्या रामं स्थानाद्यथेष्टतः ।
प्रदिष्टो रक्षसां भागः पर्वणीवाहिताग्निना ॥५॥
pātayitvā tu kaikeyyā rāmaṃ sthānād yatheṣṭataḥ |
pradiṣṭo rakṣasāṃ bhāgaḥ parvaṇīva āhitāgninā ||5||
कैकेय्या यथेष्टं रामं स्वस्थानात् पातयित्वा, पर्वणि वह्निना यथा देवभागं रक्षसां प्रति प्रदिशेत्, तथैव रक्षसां भागं प्रदिष्टवती।
You have thrown away Rama from his place as per the whim of Kaikeyi, like the share of offering meant for gods given away to rakshasas by the sacrificers on the new Moon days.
FAQs
Dharma is moral and cosmic order: rightful shares must go to rightful recipients. Misplacing what is due—whether in ritual or governance—symbolizes adharma and invites disorder.
Kausalya condemns the injustice of removing Rama from his position and sending him away, framing it as a reversal of sacred propriety.
Rama’s legitimacy and worthiness are emphasized—he is ‘due’ honor and position, just as the gods are due their offering-share.
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