Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 24
अयोध्यावासिजनानुरागः
The People and Brahmins Follow Rama toward Exile
या हि नः सततं बुद्धिर्वेदमन्त्रानुसारिणी।त्वत्कृते सा कृता वत्स वनवासानुसारिणी।।।।
yā hi naḥ satataṁ buddhir vedamantrānusāriṇī | tvatkṛte sā kṛtā vatsa vanavāsānusāriṇī ||
いとしい子よ、常にヴェーダの真言に従ってきた我らの心は、あなたのために今や林住の行に従うものとなった。
O dear child, our minds always pursue the study of vedic hymns. For your sake now they are made to follow the life in the forest.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as steadfast alignment of one’s inner resolve with sacred duty: those devoted to Vedic discipline are willing to redirect their life toward hardship (forest-discipline) to support a righteous person.
As Rama proceeds toward exile, the Brahmins and elders of Ayodhya follow him and plead that he return; they declare their readiness to adopt forest-life for his sake.
Devotion grounded in righteousness (bhakti joined with dharma): the speakers’ willingness to sacrifice comfort and routine for Rama’s cause.