Valmiki Ramayana 2.47.6: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 47, Shloka 6
अयोध्यायाः पौरविलापः
Lament of the Citizens of Ayodhya on Rama’s Absence
यो नः सदा पालयति पिता पुत्रानिवौरसान् ।
कथं रघूणां स श्रेष्ठस्त्यक्त्वा नो विपिनं गतः ॥६॥
yo naḥ sadā pālayati pitā putrān ivaurasān |
kathaṃ raghūṇāṃ sa śreṣṭhas tyaktvā no vipinaṃ gataḥ ||6||
वो हमेशा हमारी रक्षा करता था, जैसे बाप अपने बेटों की करता है। फिर रघु कुल का सबसे बड़ा आदमी हमको छोड़ के कैसे जंगल चला गया?
How could he, the best among the kings of Raghu dynasty, who used to protect us as a father protects his own children, go to the forest, abandoning us?
FAQs
It underscores rājadharma: the ruler’s duty is protective care, likened to a father’s duty toward children.
Citizens recall Rāma’s protective nature and cannot comprehend his forest-exile departure.
Rāma’s guardianship and benevolence—treating subjects with familial responsibility.
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