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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.22.16

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 22: Kausalyā’s blessing and amulet. She invokes protection, consecrates an herbal amulet and completes the svastyayana before embracing Rāma

In the sequence: she embraces him, kisses his head, and prays to see him return healthy and successful

2.22.16

ānamya mūrdhni cāghrāya pariṣvajya yaśasvinī
avadat putra siddhārtho gaccha rāma yathāsukham

Drawing him down, kissing him on the head, and embracing him, the illustrious woman said: 'Go, my son Rāma, at your ease, your purpose accomplished.'

Words: ānamya — having drawn down, bent; mūrdhni — on the head; cāghrāya — and having kissed, smelled; pariṣvajya — having embraced; yaśasvinī — the illustrious woman; avadat — said; putra — O son; siddhārtho — with purpose accomplished; gaccha — go; rāma — O Rāma; yathāsukham — at your ease, as is comfortable

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.