Shloka 30
गङ्गातरणम्, सुमन्त्र-प्रतिनिवर्तनम्, जटाधारणम्
Crossing the Gaṅgā; Sumantra’s Return; Adoption of Ascetic Signs
एवमुक्त्वा तु राजानं मातरं च सुमन्त्र मे।अन्याश्च देवीस्सहिताः कैकेयीं च पुनः पुनः।।2.52.30।।आरोग्यं ब्रूहि कौशल्यामथ पादाभिवन्दनम्।सीताया मम चाऽऽर्यस्य वचनाल्लक्ष्मणस्य च।।2.52.31।।
evam uktvā tu rājānaṃ mātaraṃ ca sumantra me | anyāś ca devīḥ sahitāḥ kaikeyīṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ || 2.52.30 ||
اے سمنترا! بادشاہ سے یوں کہہ کر، میری ماں، دوسری رانیوں کے ساتھ، اور کیکئی تک بھی میرا پیغام بار بار پہنچانا۔
Having said this to the king, O Sumantra! tell my mother, the other queens including Kaikeyi again and again about my well-being and the well-being of Lakshmana and Sita. Convey our respectful salutations at the feet of mother Kausalya.
FAQs
Dharma includes maintaining respectful communication and concern for family members, even amid personal loss.
Rāma instructs Sumantra to report his message broadly within the royal household.
Consideration and restraint—Rāma does not speak with bitterness, even regarding Kaikeyī.