Valmiki Ramayana 2.48.34: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 34
अयोध्यायाः शोकवर्णनम्
Ayodhya’s Lament and Civic Desolation
नष्टज्वलनसन्तापा प्रशान्ताध्यायसत्कथा।तिमिरेणाभिलिप्तेव सा तदा नगरी बभौ।।2.48.34।।
naṣṭajvalanasantāpā praśāntādhyāyasatkathā |
timireṇābhiliptā iva sā tadā nagarī babhau || 2.48.34 ||
そのとき都は、闇を塗りつけられたかのようであった。聖火のぬくもりは失われ、聖典の学びと読誦の善き語りも静まり返った。
With sacrificial fires extinguished and the reading of holy scriptures and sacred recitations stopped, Ayodhya looked as if besmeared with darkness.
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Dharma is sustained by both righteous leadership and daily sacred practice; when the moral center is shaken, even ritual and learning lose vitality.
Night descends on a city whose religious and cultural routines have halted due to grief over Rāma’s exile.
Rāma’s role as a dharmic anchor: his absence disrupts not only politics but also the city’s spiritual rhythm.
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