Shloka 22
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः — Daśaratha’s Death Discovered in the Palace
Morning Rites Turn to Lament
कौसल्या च सुमित्रा च दृष्ट्वा स्प़ृष्ट्वा च पार्थिवम्।हा नाथेति परिक्रुश्य पेततुर्धरणीतले।।।।
kausalyā ca sumitrā ca dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā ca pārthivam | hā nātheti parikruśya petatur dharaṇītale ||
కౌసల్యా, సుమిత్రా రాజును చూసి, తాకి ‘హా నాథా!’ అని విలపిస్తూ భూమిపై పడిపోయారు।
Kausalya and Sumitra looked at the king, touched his body, cried aloud, 'Ah, lord' and collapsed on the floor.
FAQs
It reflects marital fidelity and the bond of duty and affection (patnī-dharma), where the queens’ grief is an immediate, embodied response to the king’s death.
They reach Daśaratha, confirm his lifelessness by touch, and collapse in grief.
Devotion and loyalty—expressed through their direct, unmediated lament for their husband and king.