Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 25
अयोध्यायां शोक-रात्रिः तथा अराजक-राष्ट्रस्य नीतिविचारः
The Night of Lamentation in Ayodhya and the Political Ethics of a Kingless Realm
नाराजके जनपदे हृष्टैः परमवाजिभिः।नरास्संयान्ति सहसा रथैश्च परिमण्डिताः।।।।
nārājake janapade hṛṣṭaiḥ paramavājibhiḥ | narāḥ saṃyānti sahasā rathaiś ca parimaṇḍitāḥ ||
রাজাহীন জনপদে উৎকৃষ্ট অশ্বযুক্ত, সুসজ্জিত রথে আরোহী আনন্দিত পুরুষেরাও হঠাৎ করে বেরোয় না; জনবিশ্বাস ও উৎসবের উদ্দীপনা ম্লান হয়ে যায়॥
In a country without a king, well-dressed men are no longer enthusiastic to drive on excellent horses and on chariots.
FAQs
Righteous rule sustains social confidence and orderly public life; when authority is absent, fear suppresses normal movement and prosperity.
The council continues to show how anarchy affects daily life, not merely warfare—people stop moving freely even for ordinary or celebratory purposes.
Stability-giving leadership—the capacity to remove fear so society can flourish.