अयोध्यायाः पौरविलापः
Lament of the Citizens of Ayodhya on Rama’s Absence
चन्द्रहीनमिवाकाशं तोयहीनमिवार्णवम्।अपश्यन्निहतानन्दं नगरं ते विचेतसः।।।।
candrahīnam ivākāśaṃ toyahīnam ivārṇavam | apaśyan nihatānandaṃ nagaraṃ te vicetasaḥ ||
悲しみに心を奪われ、彼らは喜びを失った都を見た――月なき空のように、水なき大海のように。
There are plenty of dry logs of wood. We will prepare a pyre with them, set fire to it and we all will enter it.
The verse shows how dharmic leadership sustains social well-being; when righteousness is exiled, collective happiness collapses.
The people observe Ayodhyā after Rāma’s departure and perceive it as emptied of joy and auspiciousness.
Rāma’s auspicious, life-giving presence is implied—his absence is compared to cosmic deprivation (moonless sky, waterless ocean).
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