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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.39.15

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 39: Sumitrā comforts Kausalyā. She praises Lakṣmaṇa’s service and Sītā’s companionship and assures Kausalyā of Rāma’s return and abhiṣeka

In the sequence: she describes the tears of joy Kausalyā will shed when her son returns and bows at her feet → her reassurance brings Kausalyā relief.

2.39.15

putras te varadaḥ kṣipram ayodhyāṃ punar āgataḥ
karābhyāṃ mṛdupīnābhyāṃ caraṇau pīḍayiṣyati

Your boon-granting son, soon returned again to Ayodhyā, will press your feet with his soft, plump hands.

Words: putras — son; te — your; varadaḥ — boon-granting; kṣipram — soon; ayodhyāṃ — to Ayodhyā; punar — again; āgataḥ — come, returned; karābhyāṃ — with his two hands; mṛdupīnābhyāṃ — soft and plump; caraṇau — the two feet; pīḍayiṣyati — will press, clasp

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.