Valmiki Ramayana 2.92.22-23: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shlokas 22-23
भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः · Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta
अस्या वामभुजं श्लिष्टा यैषा तिष्ठति दुर्मनाः ।
कर्णिकारस्य शाखेव शीर्णपुष्पा वनान्तरे ॥२२॥
एतस्यास्तु सुतौ देव्याः कुमारौ देववर्णिनौ ।
उभौ लक्ष्मणशत्रुघ्नौ वीरौ सत्यपराक्रमौ ॥२३॥
asyā vāmabhujaṃ śliṣṭā yaiṣā tiṣṭhati durmanāḥ |
karṇikārasya śākheva śīrṇa-puṣpā vanāntare ||22||
etasyās tu sutau devyāḥ kumārau deva-varṇinau |
ubhau lakṣmaṇa-śatrughnau vīrau satya-parākramau ||23||
या एषा दुर्मना अस्याः वामभुजं श्लिष्ट्वा तिष्ठति, सा सुमित्रा देवी—वनान्तरे कर्णिकारशाखेव शीर्णपुष्पा। तस्याः देव्याः सुतौ देववर्णिनौ कुमारौ, उभौ लक्ष्मणशत्रुघ्नौ, वीरौ सत्यपराक्रमौ।
This lady plunged in grief, resembling the branch of a karnikara tree in the midst of the forest with blossoms withered and leaning on the left arm of Kausalya, is queen Sumitra, mother of two heroes, comparable to gods in beauty and possessing true prowess -- Lakshmana and Satrughna.
FAQs
Dharma honors relationships and truthful recognition: Bharata identifies Sumitrā respectfully and praises ‘satya-parākrama’—valor aligned with righteousness, not mere force.
Bharata continues answering Bharadvāja, pointing out Sumitrā and naming her sons Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna.
True valor (satya-parākrama) in Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna, and Bharata’s compassionate perception of Sumitrā’s grief.
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