{"kanda":2,"kandaName":"Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa","sarga":39,"title":"Sumitrā comforts Kausalyā","sentence":"She praises Lakṣmaṇa’s service and Sītā’s companionship and assures Kausalyā of Rāma’s return and abhiṣeka","portion":"Departure and mourning in Ayodhyā","sequence":[[{"steps":["Sumitrā reminds Kausalyā that Rāma's departure preserves Daśaratha's truth and reflects his own integrity (39.1–3)"],"from":1,"to":3,"sarga":39},{"steps":["Lakṣmaṇa is faithfully caring for him, and Sītā has freely chosen to share his hardships (39.4–7)"],"from":4,"to":7,"sarga":39},{"steps":["she pictures the sun, breeze, and moon treating him gently in recognition of his goodness (39.8–10)"],"from":8,"to":10,"sarga":39},{"steps":["she recalls that Brahmā gave Rāma divya astras (divine weapons) after the slaying of Timidhvaja's son, and assures Kausalyā that he will be installed with Sītā and royal fortune beside him (39.11–12)"],"from":11,"to":12,"sarga":39},{"steps":["she describes the tears of joy Kausalyā will 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