Valmiki Ramayana 1.6.12: Bala Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 12
अयोध्यावर्णनम् · Description of Ayodhya under Daśaratha
नानाहिताग्निर्नायज्वा न क्षुद्रो वा न तस्करः ।
कश्चिदासीदयोध्यायान्न च निर्वृत्तसङ्करः ॥१२॥
nānāhitāgnir nāyajvā na kṣudro vā na taskaraḥ |
kaścid āsīd ayodhyāyāṁ na ca nirvṛttasaṅkaraḥ ||12||
अयोध्या में कोई ऐसा नहीं था जो अपनी पूजा छोड़ दे। कोई गंदा काम नहीं करता था, कोई चोर नहीं था। सब लोग अपने अपने धरम के हिसाब से रहते थे।
In the city of Ayodhya there was none who did not kindle the sacrificial fire. There was none who did not perform a sacrifice. There were no thieves or mean-minded persons or persons of improper descent of mixed castes.
FAQs
Dharma here is both ritual and civic: religious observance (fires and sacrifice) coexists with public security (absence of theft) and stable social order.
The narrator continues depicting Ayodhyā as an ideal polity where religious duties and social harmony are maintained.
Collective righteousness—citizens uphold both sacred obligations and ethical conduct.
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