Chapter 24 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 24.16

एवमुक्ता प्रियं पुत्रं बाष्पपूर्णानना तदा। उवाच परमार्ता तु कौसल्या सुतवत्सला ॥

evamuktā priyaṃ putraṃ bāṣpapūrṇānanā tadā| uvāca paramārtā tu kausalyā sutavatsalā ||

English Meaning

Thus addressed, Kausalyā, bearing great affection for her son, sorely pained and having her eyes full of tears, spoke to her beloved son the following words.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)