Valmiki Ramayana 2.1.14: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 14
गुणप्रशंसा-युवराजनिर्णयः
Praise of Rama’s Virtues and the Decision on the Heir-Apparent
नचानृतकथो विद्वान् वृद्धानां प्रतिपूजकः ।
अनुरक्तः प्रजाभिश्च प्रजाश्चाप्यनुरञ्जते ॥१४॥
na cānṛta-katho vidvān vṛddhānāṃ pratipūjakaḥ |
anuraktaḥ prajābhiś ca prajāś cāpy anurañjate ||14||
झूठ कभी नहीं बोलता था। पढ़ा-लिखा था और बड़े बुज़ुर्गों की इज़्ज़त करता था। लोग उस्से प्यार करते थे और वो भी लोगों को खुश रखता था।
Rama never told lies. He was a learned man. He honoured elders by going forward to them. He loved his subjects as much as his subjects loved him.
FAQs
Satya and respectful conduct: truthfulness and reverence toward elders sustain social trust; a ruler’s bond with subjects is mutual and dharmic.
A character sketch of Rāma continues, emphasizing his truthfulness, learning, and relationship with elders and citizens.
Satya (truth), guru-vṛddha-sammāna (honouring elders), and prajā-rañjana (winning subjects’ hearts through care).
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