Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 19
अयोध्यायां शोक-रात्रिः तथा अराजक-राष्ट्रस्य नीतिविचारः
The Night of Lamentation in Ayodhya and the Political Ethics of a Kingless Realm
नाराजके जनपदे धनवन्तस्सुरक्षिताः।शेरते विवृतद्वाराः कृषिगोरक्षजीविनः।।।।
nārājake janapade dhanavantaḥ surakṣitāḥ | śerate vivṛtadvārāḥ kṛṣigorakṣajīvinaḥ ||
રાજા વિનાના જનપદમાં ખેતી અને ગોરક્ષાથી જીવતા ધનવાન લોકો પણ સુરક્ષિત નથી; તેઓ ખુલ્લા દ્વાર રાખીને નિર્ભયે સૂઈ શકતા નથી.
When the night finally ended and after the sunrise next day, the brahmins who perform royal investiture having been called and reached the assembly hall.
FAQs
The verse states a practical measure of dharmic rule: when governance is righteous, even the prosperous feel safe; without it, fear prevails and trust disappears.
To show the cost of anarchy, the speakers point to the insecurity of households and livelihoods in agriculture and cattle-rearing.
Rakṣaṇa (protection of subjects and property), a central royal virtue ensuring economic and domestic peace.