Valmiki Ramayana 2.45.1: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 1
अयोध्यावासिजनानुरागः
The People and Brahmins Follow Rama toward Exile
अनुरक्ता महात्मानं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्।अनुजग्मुः प्रयान्तं तं वनवासाय मानवाः।।।।
anuraktā mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam |
anujagmuḥ prayāntaṃ taṃ vanavāsāya mānavāḥ ||
সত্যপৰাক্ৰমী মহাত্মা শ্ৰীৰামৰ প্ৰতি অনুৰক্ত জনসাধাৰণে, তেওঁ বনবাসলৈ প্ৰস্থান কৰোঁতে, ভক্তিভাৱে তেওঁৰ পিছে পিছে অনুসৰণ কৰিলে।
When the high-souled Rama whose strength was his sense of truth set out for the forest, the faithful people followed him.
FAQs
Satya is presented as real power: moral truthfulness becomes the basis of legitimate authority and public trust.
As Rāma begins his exile, the citizens, unable to bear separation, follow him out of devotion.
Rāma’s satya-parākrama—strength expressed through unwavering truth and principled action.
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