Ayodhya Kanda 24.1
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Ayodhya Kanda 24 · Verse 1
Sanskrit Original
[Kausalya insists on Rama to take her along with him to the forest --Rama tells her that service to one's husband is the supreme virtue--Kauslaya allows Rama to proceed.] तं समीक्ष्य त्ववहितं पितुर्निर्देश पालने। कौशल्या बाष्पसंरुद्धा वचो धर्मिष्ठमब्रवीत्।।
[Kausalya insists on Rama to take her along with him to the forest --Rama tells her that service to one's husband is the supreme virtue--Kauslaya allows Rama to proceed.] taṅ samīkṣya tvavahitaṅ piturnirdēśa pālanē. kauśalyā bāṣpasaṅruddhā vacō dharmiṣṭhamabravīt৷৷
Having perceived that Rama was determined to carry out his father's command, Kausalya with her throat choked with tears said these words of piety: