Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 61
रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम्
The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse
देव्यस्तत स्संरुरुदुस्समेतास्तां वर्जयित्वा नरदेवपत्नीम्।रुदन् सुमन्त्रोऽऽपि जगाम मूर्छांहाहाकृतं तत्र बभूव सर्वम्।।।।
devyas tataḥ saṃruruduḥ sametās tāṃ varjayitvā naradevapatnīm | rudan sumantro 'pi jagāma mūrcchāṃ hāhākṛtaṃ tatra babhūva sarvam ||2.34.61||
Pagkaraan, ang mga reyna, nagkatipon-tipon—maliban sa asawa ng haring iyon (si Kaikeyī)—ay humagulhol nang malakas. Si Sumantra man, sa pag-iyak, ay nahimatay; at sa lahat ng dako’y umalingawngaw ang mga sigaw na, “Ay! Ay!”
That truthful and virtuous king (Dasaratha) who was deep like the ocean and free from mud (pure) like the sky replied:
FAQs
The verse shows how adharma in leadership decisions produces collective suffering; grief becomes a social indicator that moral order has been violated.
After the catastrophic turn of events regarding Rāma’s exile, the palace women (except Kaikeyī) and Sumantra break into lamentation; Sumantra even faints.
The queens’ loyalty to Rāma and the household’s moral sensitivity—an immediate, heartfelt rejection of the injustice.