Shloka 2.6.9
रामाभिषेकपूर्वसज्जा — Preparations for Rama’s Coronation
कृतोपवासं तु तदा वैदेह्या सह राघवम्।अयोध्यानिलयश्श्रुत्वा सर्वः प्रमुदितो जनः।।2.6.9।।
tatas tad indrakṣayasannibhaṃ puraṃ
didṛkṣubhir jānapadair upāgataiḥ |
samantataḥ sasvanam ākulaṃ babhau
samudrayādobhir ivārṇavodakam || 2.6.28 ||
Then that city—like the dwelling of Indra—became crowded and noisy on every side with countryfolk who had come eager to see; it shone like ocean-water alive with sea-creatures.
The residents of Ayodhya were happy to hear that the scion of the Raghus (Rama) along with princess of Videha (Sita) had undertaken the fast.
Dharma is portrayed as a radiance of righteous governance: when a worthy ruler is to be consecrated, the whole society gathers in harmony and auspicious expectation.
Ayodhyā becomes brilliantly crowded and loud with people arriving from the countryside to witness the consecration, likened to Indra’s city and to the living ocean.
Rāma’s implied ideal kingship—his anticipated rule is so dharmic that it draws the realm together like a single celebratory body.