Kausalyā
mythological figure · 1 work · 29 mentions · 67 anchored passages
Rāma's mother · mother of Rāma · the queen · Queen Kausalyā · Rāma's illustrious mother · daughter of the lord of Kośala · queen · that best of women · the ascetic woman · the noble Kausalyā
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Rāma's mother, named as rejoicing in his virtues.
He, who increases the joy of Kausalyā, is endowed with all virtues — like the ocean in depth, like the Himālaya in steadfastness.
The lord of men gave half the pāyasa to Kausalyā;
Entering the inner apartments, he said to Kausalyā: