Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 32
अयोध्यावासिजनानुरागः
The People and Brahmins Follow Rama toward Exile
एवं विक्रोशतां तेषां द्विजातीनां निवर्तने।ददृशे तमसा तत्र वारयन्तीव राघवम्।।।।
evaṁ vikrośatāṁ teṣāṁ dvijātīnāṁ nivartane | dadṛśe tamasā tatra vārayantīva rāghavam ||
Ketika para brahmana dwijati itu menangis memohon agar beliau kembali, tampaklah di sana Sungai Tamasa, seakan-akan ia pun hendak menahan Raghava, Sri Rama.
While those brahmins were thus crying out, river Tamasa came into view as if seeking Rama to turn back to Ayodhya.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as cosmic and communal: the world itself seems to resist the departure of the righteous, suggesting that moral order is intertwined with the natural and social order.
The story visually shifts as the group reaches the Tamasa river, described as if it stands as a boundary urging Rama to turn back.
Rama’s role as a moral axis (righteous exemplar): his movement changes the emotional and symbolic landscape around him.