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)