Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 29
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
लोहिताक्षं महाबाहुमामुक्तमणिकुण्डलम्।रामं यदि न पश्येयं गमिष्यामि यमक्षयम्।।2.59.29।।
lohitākṣaṃ mahābāhum āmuktamaṇikuṇḍalam | rāmaṃ yadi na paśyeyaṃ gamiṣyāmi yamakṣayam || 2.59.29 ||
Kung hindi ko masisilayan si Rāma—mapulang-mata, makapangyarihang bisig, at may hikaw na may hiyas—tutungo ako sa kaharian ni Yama, tahanan ng kamatayan.
If I cannot see Rama of red-coloured eyes, the mighty-armed one and wearing earrings bedecked with precious stones I shall surely go to the abode of Yama, the god of death.
FAQs
The verse confronts satya about mortality: separation from the righteous becomes unbearable, reminding that human life is fragile and that attachment has consequences that must be faced truthfully.
Daśaratha declares he will die if he cannot see Rāma, intensifying the emotional crisis after Rāma’s exile.
Rāma’s auspicious, royal qualities (strength and adornment) are recalled; Daśaratha’s unwavering love is foregrounded as a defining trait.