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Thirty-first Chapter
The lineage of the Ikshvaku's, resplendent with the brilliance of Srimad Bhashya, is as vast as the moon's family of planets. ||16|| He who shines, protecting the words of his father, is truly a brother. ||163|| Saying this, Rama, with devotion, bowed his head to the ground, touching his father's feet. Then, accompanied by Lakshmana, he departed from his father's side. ||164|| Meanwhile, the king, though he had fainted, was not noticed by anyone. He stood like a statue, his body stiff and his form like a doll. ||165|| Rama, quickly taking up his bow, went to his mother and, bowing, asked her, "I am going to another earth, another land." ||166|| Hearing Rama's words, his mother fainted, as if suppressing her grief, she played the role of a friend. Then, after a moment, regaining consciousness and with tearful eyes, Aparajita (Kaushalya) said, "Alas, my son! Where are you going? Why are you leaving me, O son of noble deeds, casting me into the ocean of sorrow?" ||167-168|| "My son, you are very rare, I have obtained you after countless desires. Just as one finds support in a branch, so a son is the support of his mother." ||169|| Thus, lamenting with a heart pierced by sorrow, Rama, devoted to his mother, bowed and said, "Mother, do not grieve. I will go to the south and find a suitable place for you. There is no doubt about it." ||170-171|| "The news that your father has given the earth to Bharata as a boon to Kaikeyi, has surely reached your ears." ||172|| "Now, at the end of this earth, in some great forest, on the Vindhyas, on the Malaya mountain, or near the sea, in some other land, Mother, I will make a place for you." ||173|| "As long as I remain near this land, like the sun, the authority of Bharata, like the moon, will not be fulfilled." ||174|| Then, the mother, who was deeply grieved and whose eyes were filled with love, embraced her son. 1. Kaushalya, the mother of Rama. 2. "Karnasya moolam iti karnasya aham."