Valmiki Ramayana 2.49.13 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 13
एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49): Rāma’s Night Journey Beyond Kosala and the Charioteer Address
स महीं मनुना राज्ञा दत्तामिक्ष्वाकवे पुरा।स्फीतां राष्ट्रावृतां रामो वैदेहीमन्वदर्शयत्।।।।
sa mahīṁ manunā rājñā dattām ikṣvākave purā | sphītāṁ rāṣṭrāvṛtāṁ rāmo vaidehīm anvadarśayat ||
ત્યારે રામે વૈદેહીને તે સમૃદ્ધ ભૂમિ દર્શાવી—રાજ્યો વડે પરિઘેરાયેલી—જે પ્રાચીનકાળે રાજા મનુએ ઇક્ષ્વાકુને અર્પી હતી।
When shall I return and reunite with my father and mother and go hunting in the blooming forest on the bank of the river Sarayu?
FAQs
Dharma is framed as inherited responsibility: the land and kingship are not mere possessions but a sacred trust transmitted through righteous lineage (Manu → Ikṣvāku), implying duty toward the realm.
As they travel, Rama points out to Sītā a historically significant territory associated with his dynasty’s origins.
Historical consciousness and reverence for tradition—Rama connects present experience to ancestral duty and rightful order.
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