Shloka 2.45.28

अयोध्यावासिजनानुरागः — The People and Brahmins Follow Rama toward Exile

Devanagari script

बहूनां वितता यज्ञा द्विजानां य इहागताः।तेषां समाप्तिरायत्ता तव वत्स निवर्तने।।।।

Transliteration

bahūnāṁ vitatā yajñā dvijānāṁ ya ihāgatāḥ | teṣāṁ samāptir āyattā tava vatsa nivartane ||

Translation

Many Brahmins who have come here have begun their yajñas; dear child, the completion of those sacred rites now depends upon your return.

Context

Many of those brahmins who arrived here have commenced their sacrifices. O dear child, their consummation depends on your return.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Brahmins (dvija)
• yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Personal decisions of a leader affect collective dharma: Rama’s presence is treated as sustaining the proper completion of communal rites and obligations.

What is the narrative situation?

The Brahmins argue pragmatically and religiously that ongoing sacrifices in Ayodhya will be disrupted unless Rama returns.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsibility toward community institutions: valuing the continuity of yajña and social-religious stability.