Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 8
कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्
Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama
स्वस्तिसाध्याश्च विश्वे च मरुतश्च महर्षयः।स्वस्ति धाता विधाता च स्वस्ति पूषा भगोऽर्यमा।।2.25.8।।लोकपालाश्च ते सर्वे वासवप्रमुखास्तथा।
svasti sādhyaś ca viśve ca marutaś ca maharṣayaḥ | svasti dhātā vidhātā ca svasti pūṣā bhago 'ryamā || 2.25.8 || lokapālāś ca te sarve vāsava-pramukhās tathā |
سوادستی ہو! سادھیہ، وِشوے دیو، مروت اور مہارشی تمہیں کلیان عطا کریں؛ سوادستی ہو! دھاتَا اور وِدھاتَا، اور پُوشن، بھگ اور اَریَمَن تمہیں منگل دیں؛ اور لوک پال—واسَو (اِندر) کی قیادت میں—سب کے سب تم پر برکت نازل کریں۔
May all gods known as Sadhyas, Visvedevatas, Maruts, great ascetics, the sustainer (Virat Purusha), the preserver of creation (lord Brahma), Sun, Bhaga, Aryama, and all other important guardians of the world headed by Indra bestow their blessings on you!
FAQs
Dharma is aligned with ṛta (cosmic order): Kausalyā’s blessing invokes deities and seers as guardians of order, implying that righteous conduct draws support from the moral-cosmic framework.
Kausalyā performs a broad benedictory invocation, calling upon multiple divine classes and world-protectors to ensure Rāma’s welfare during exile.
Rāma’s dhārmic legitimacy: the prayer assumes his journey is righteous enough to merit universal protection.