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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.28

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 46: Rāma crosses the Gaṅgā. He sends Sumantra back as proof of departure, forms matted locks with banyan sap and crosses while Sītā prays

In the sequence: he sends greetings to all the Queens, asks that Bharata be brought back and installed, and tells Bharata to honor every mother, especially Kausalyā.

2.46.28

yathā ca tava kaikeyī sumitrā cāviśeṣataḥ
tathaiva devī kausalyā mama mātā viśeṣataḥ

'And as Kaikeyī and Sumitrā are to you without distinction, just so is Queen Kausalyā, my mother, especially (to be honored).'

Words: yathā ca — and as; tava — to you; kaikeyī — Kaikeyī; sumitrā — Sumitrā; cāviśeṣataḥ — and without distinction; tathaiva — just so; devī kausalyā — Queen Kausalyā; mama mātā — my mother; viśeṣataḥ — especially

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.