Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 83, Shloka 11
अयोध्याकाण्डे त्र्यशीति तमः सर्गः — Bharata’s Departure and Encampment on the Gaṅgā
Śṛṅgīberapura
ये च तत्रापरे सर्वे सम्मता ये च नैगमाः।रामं प्रति ययुर्हृष्टा स्सर्वाः प्रकृतयस्तथा।।2.83.11।।
ye ca tatrāpare sarve sammatā ye ca naigamāḥ | rāmaṃ prati yayur hṛṣṭāḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtayas tathā ||
Demikian pula semua yang lain di sana—para warga terhormat dan para saudagar—bahkan seluruh rakyat, dengan gembira berangkat menuju Sri Rama.
Respectable city folks, like traders and other subjects went along in great delight towards Rama.
FAQs
A dharmic ruler is a public good: all social groups willingly move toward Rama, implying legitimacy grounded in virtue rather than force.
Multiple classes of Ayodhya’s population join the movement toward Rama.
Rama’s widely recognized righteousness, evidenced by the people’s eager support.