Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 20: Kausalyā’s Lamentation
Text 2.20.19
तां शुक्लक्षौमसंवीतां व्रतयोगेन कर्शिताम्।
तर्पयन्तीं ददर्शद्भिर्देवतां देववर्णिनीम्॥
tāṁ śukla-kṣauma-saṁvītāṁ vrata-yogena karśitām
tarpayantīṁ dadarśādbhir devatāṁ vara-varṇinīm
tām = she was; śukla-kṣauma-saṁvītām = dressed in white silk; vrata-yogena = through observance of vows; karśitām = and emaciated; tarpayantīm = propitiating; dadarśa = He saw; adbhiḥ = with water; devatām = the Lord; vara-varṇinīm = golden in complexion.
She was golden in complexion, dressed in white silk and emaciated through observances of vows, propitiating the Lord with water.