Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 65: Daśaratha’s Wives Lament About his Departure
Chapter Summary
Early in the morning the professional reciters and others tried to wake up the king with the loud sound of musical instruments. When he did not wake up, the ladies nearby detected that he had given up his body and loudly cried in lamentation. Hearing this, Kausalyā and Sumitrā woke up and loudly lamented in great distress with the other wives of the king.