कौशल्यारामसंवादः
Kausalya–Rama Dialogue on Exile-Dharma
भर्तु श्शुश्रूषया नारी लभते स्वर्गमुत्तमम्।अपि या निर्नमस्कारा निवृत्ता देवपूजनात्।।2.24.26।।
bhartuḥ śuśrūṣayā nārī labhate svargam uttamam | api yā nir-namaskārā nivṛttā deva-pūjanāt || 2.24.26 ||
கணவருக்கு உளமார்ந்த சேவை செய்வதால் பெண் உயர்ந்த ஸ்வர்கத்தை அடைகிறாள்—அவள் வணக்கம் செய்யாதவளாயினும், தேவர்பூஜையை விலக்கினவளாயினும்।
A woman who serves her husband will attain the highest heaven even if she pays no homage to gods and abstains from worshipping them.
It elevates relational duty as a direct spiritual path: faithful service within one’s rightful sphere is presented as dharma-bearing and merit-yielding, even surpassing external ritual.
Rāma continues instructing Kauśalyā that her proper dharma is to remain and serve Daśaratha, rather than accompany Rāma into exile.
The virtue emphasized is steadfast fidelity and service (śuśrūṣā) as an expression of dharma in domestic life.
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