Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 19
अयोध्यायां शोक-रात्रिः तथा अराजक-राष्ट्रस्य नीतिविचारः
The Night of Lamentation in Ayodhya and the Political Ethics of a Kingless Realm
नाराजके जनपदे धनवन्तस्सुरक्षिताः।शेरते विवृतद्वाराः कृषिगोरक्षजीविनः।।।।
nārājake janapade dhanavantaḥ surakṣitāḥ | śerate vivṛtadvārāḥ kṛṣigorakṣajīvinaḥ ||
王なき国では、農耕と牛の飼育で生きる富める者でさえ、戸を開け放ったまま安らかに眠ることはできない。
When the night finally ended and after the sunrise next day, the brahmins who perform royal investiture having been called and reached the assembly hall.
FAQs
The verse states a practical measure of dharmic rule: when governance is righteous, even the prosperous feel safe; without it, fear prevails and trust disappears.
To show the cost of anarchy, the speakers point to the insecurity of households and livelihoods in agriculture and cattle-rearing.
Rakṣaṇa (protection of subjects and property), a central royal virtue ensuring economic and domestic peace.