Valmiki Ramayana 2.4.39: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 39
अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्थः सर्गः · Rāma Summoned; Pushya Coronation Decision
वत्स राम चिरं जीव हतास्ते परिपन्थिनः ।
ज्ञातीन्मे त्वं श्रिया युक्त स्सुमित्रायाश्च नन्दय ॥३९॥
vatsa rāma ciraṃ jīva hatās te paripanthinaḥ |
jñātīn me tvaṃ śriyā yuktaḥ sumitrāyāś ca nandaya ||39||
اے میرے لعل رام! دیر تک جیو؛ تمہارے دشمن و راہزن ہلاک ہوں۔ شاہی شری و اقبال سے آراستہ ہو کر میرے عزیزوں اور سُمِترا کے خاندان کو بھی مسرّت بخشو۔
O my dear child, O Rama, may you live long! Let your enemies be destroyed. Endowed with prosperity, bring delight to my relatives and those of Sumitra.
FAQs
A ruler’s dharma includes protecting society from hostile forces and fostering the welfare and happiness of all family lines and dependents.
Kausalya, overwhelmed with joy, blesses Rama as he is about to be installed, wishing him long life and successful rule.
Benevolent kingship (rāja-dharma) and familial harmony across the royal household.
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