Valmiki Ramayana 2.32.30: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 30
द्वात्रिंशस्सर्गः · Gifts to Suyajna and the Brahmins; Trijata’s Petition and Rama’s Charity
तं वृद्धं तरुणी भार्या बालानादाय दारकान् ॥३०॥
अब्रवीद्बाह्मणं वाक्यं दारिद्र्येणाभिपीडिता ।
taṃ vṛddhaṃ taruṇī bhāryā bālān ādāya dārakān ||30||
abravīd brāhmaṇaṃ vākyaṃ dāridryeṇābhipīḍitā |
ఆ వృద్ధ బ్రాహ్మణుని యువ భార్య దారిద్ర్యంతో నలిగిపోయి, చిన్న చిన్న కుమారులను ముందుకు తీసుకొని వచ్చి, అతనితో ఈ మాటలు చెప్పింది.
His young wife, highly distressed due to poverty, keeping her young sons before her said to the aged brahmin:
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The verse frames poverty as a moral test that calls forth compassion and responsible family care; it prepares the ground for dharmic relief through giving.
A poor brāhmaṇa household is depicted: the wife, distressed by deprivation, approaches her aged husband with their children, initiating dialogue.
The wife’s protective concern for her children and frankness in hardship—an appeal grounded in family duty.
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