कौसल्याविलापः
Kausalya’s Lament and Ethical Analogies on Kingship
पद्मवर्णं सुकेशान्तं पद्मनिश्श्वासमुत्तमम्।कदा द्रक्ष्यामि रामस्य वदनं पुष्करेक्षणम्।।2.61.8।।
padma-varṇaṃ su-keśāntaṃ padma-niśśvāsaṃ uttamam | kadā drakṣyāmi rāmasya vadanaṃ puṣkarekṣaṇam || 2.61.8 ||
میں کب پھر رام کے اُس برتر چہرے کا دیدار کروں گا—کنول سا رنگ، خوبصورت بالوں سے گھرا ہوا، کنول کی خوشبو جیسی سانس، اور نیل کنول جیسے آنکھوں والا؟
When shall I see Rama with his lotus-hued face, his beautiful locks of hair, breath of lotus fragrance and eyes like blue lotus?
It reflects the dharmic ideal that virtue and beauty are harmonized in Rama; longing for his presence becomes longing for the visible embodiment of righteousness.
Kausalya mourns Rama’s absence and recalls his features, asking when she will see him again.
Rama’s auspiciousness and purity (inner virtue expressed outwardly) are emphasized through idealized imagery.