Ramayana — 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 ||
સત્યપરાક્રમી મહાત્મા શ્રીરામ પ્રત્યે અનુરક્ત જનસમૂહ, તેઓ વનવાસ માટે પ્રસ્થાન કરતા હતા ત્યારે, ભક્તિપૂર્વક તેમના પગલે પગલે અનુગમન કરતો ગયો.
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.