Valmiki Ramayana 2.21.23: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 23
अयोध्याकाण्डे एकविंशः सर्गः · Lakṣmaṇa’s militant counsel and Rāma’s dharma
based persuasion of Kausalyā
शुश्रूषुर्जननीं पुत्र स्वगृहे नियतो वसन् ।
परेण तपसा युक्तः काश्यपस्त्रिदिवं गतः ॥२३॥
śuśrūṣur jananīṃ putra svagṛhe niyato vasan |
pareṇa tapasā yuktaḥ kāśyapas tridivaṃ gataḥ ||23||
O anak, sa paninirahang may pagpipigil sa sariling tahanan at sa paglilingkod sa ina, si Kāśyapa—na may dakilang tapas—ay nakaabot sa langit.
O son! Kasyapa who led a life of self-discipline and served his mother at home, attained heaven credited with (the merit of) the highest penance.
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Service to one’s mother is presented as a form of tapas (austerity) and a dharmic path that yields spiritual merit.
Kausalyā cites a traditional exemplar (Kāśyapa) to persuade Rāma that staying home and serving his mother is itself ‘highest penance’.
Self-discipline (niyama) combined with devoted service (śuśrūṣā).
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