Valmiki Ramayana 2.33.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 33, Shloka 17
त्रयस्त्रिंशः सर्गः · Civic Lament and Rama’s Dutiful Approach to Daśaratha
उद्यानानि परित्यज्य क्षेत्राणि च गृहाणि च ।
एकदुःखसुखा राममनुगच्छाम धार्मिकम् ॥१७॥
udyānāni parityajya kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca |
eka-duḥkha-sukhā rāmaṃ anugacchāma dhārmikam ||17||
अपने बाग़, खेत और घर सब छोड़ देते हैं। दुख और सुख में हम सब एक हैं। चलो राम के पीछे चलते हैं जो धरम पर चलते हैं।
Deserting our gardens, fields and houses and experiencing the same joy and sorrow of the virtuous Rama, we shall follow him.
FAQs
Solidarity with righteousness: when a dhārmic leader suffers for truth and duty, the community chooses shared sacrifice over private comfort.
Ayodhyā’s people, distressed by Rāma’s exile, resolve to leave their possessions and accompany him.
Rāma’s dharmic authority (moral legitimacy) that inspires voluntary renunciation and loyalty in others.
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