Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 122, Shloka 19
दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions
Sarga 122
सिद्धार्थाखलुकौसल्यायात्वांराम गृहंगतम् ।वनान्निवृत्तंसंहृष्टाद्रक्ष्यतेशत्रुसूदनम् ।।।।
siddhārthā khalu kausalyā yā tvāṃ rāma gṛhaṃ gatam |
vanān nivṛttaṃ saṃhṛṣṭā drakṣyate śatrusūdanam ||
Rāma, kapag ikaw ay nakauwi na mula sa gubat—natupad ang layon at tagapagwasak ng mga kaaway—masisilayan ka ni Kausalyā na may lubos na kagalakan.
"Rama! Kausalya will see you, as an accomplished one, as a destroyer of enemies, on returning home from the forest and will be highly rejoiced."
FAQs
Dharma as steadfast completion of one’s vowed duty: Rāma’s return signifies the successful fulfilment of exile and the restoration of righteous order.
Daśaratha, in a visionary or posthumous appearance, anticipates Rāma’s return from forest-life and the joy it will bring to Kausalyā.
Rāma’s steadfastness and victory in service of righteousness—being ‘siddhārtha’ (purpose-fulfilled) and ‘śatrusūdana’ (protector who defeats hostile forces).