Valmiki Ramayana 2.44.10 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 10
सुमित्रोपदेशः
Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya
शयानमनघं रात्रौ पितेवाभिपरिष्वजन्।रश्मिभि स्संस्पृशन् शीतैश्चन्द्रमाह्लादयिष्यति।।।।
śayānam anaghaṃ rātrau pitevābhipariṣvajan | raśmibhissaṃspṛśan śītaiś candramāhlādayiṣyati ||
रात्रौ शयानमनघं पितेवाभिपरिष्वजन्। शीतै रश्मिभिः संस्पृशन् चन्द्रः तमाह्लादयिष्यति॥
While that sinless Rama sleeps at night, the Moon will comfort him by touching him with cool beams like a father embracing his son.
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It affirms trust in the moral order: the righteous are not abandoned; even nature becomes a source of care—encouraging dharmic courage over despair.
Sumitrā consoles Kausalyā by describing how the natural world itself will soothe and protect Rāma in the forest.
Sumitrā’s nurturing reassurance—transforming fear into faith and composure.
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