Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 36
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
रामशोकमहाभोगस्सीताविरहपारगः।श्वसितोर्मि महावर्तो बाष्पफेनजालाविलः।।2.59.33।।बाहुविक्षेपमीनौघो विक्रन्दित महास्वनः।प्रकीर्णकेशशैवालः कैकेयीबडबामुखः।।2.59.34।।ममाश्रुवेगप्रभवः कुब्जावाक्यमहाग्रहः।वरवेलो नृशंसाया रामप्रव्राजनायतः।।2.59.35।।यस्मिन्बत निमग्नोऽहं कौसल्ये राघवं विना।दुस्तरो जीवता देवि मयाऽयं शोकसागरः।।2.59.36।।
yasmin bata nimagno 'haṁ kauśalye rāghavaṁ vinā | dustaro jīvatā devi mayā 'yaṁ śokasāgaraḥ || 2.59.36 ||
唉，考萨利娅啊，我沉没在这忧苦之海；没有罗伽婆，我无法活着渡过它，我的王后。
When Rama set out for the forest, and I turned back, my horses shedding hot tears were reluctant to walk the path.
FAQs
The verse underscores the human cost when dharma is violated in governance and family duty; it also implies that true well-being in a righteous household is anchored in the presence (and protection) of the dharmic person.
Daśaratha confesses to Kauśalyā that he feels unable to survive the separation from Rāma after sending him to exile.
Daśaratha’s vulnerability and remorse are emphasized, showing the depth of parental love and the crushing weight of consequences.