प्रयाणवर्णनम्
Departure from Ayodhya; Civic Lament and the Chariot’s Urgency
प्रतियाते महारण्यं चिररात्राय राघवे।बभूव नगरे मूर्छा बलमूर्छा जनस्य च।।।।
pratiyāte mahāraṇyaṃ cira-rātrāya rāghave | babhūva nagare mūrchā bala-mūrchā janasya ca ||
રાઘવ મહારણ્ય તરફ દીર્ઘ રાત્રિ સમાન લાંબા સમય માટે પ્રસ્થાન કરી ગયા ત્યારે નગરમાં મૂર્છા છવાઈ ગઈ; જનસમૂહ પણ બળહીન થઈ અચેત સમાન થયો.
The city was distressed and flurried by the intoxicated elephants, provoked by themighty sound of the tinkling of bells and the neighing of the horses.
The verse highlights the social dimension of dharma: a righteous leader’s presence sustains public morale; his forced absence wounds the collective life of the city.
Rāma’s departure for long exile shocks Ayodhyā; the populace becomes stunned and weakened by grief.
Rāma’s perceived righteousness and dependability—so central that the city’s strength seems tied to him.