Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 9
अयोध्यायां शोक-रात्रिः तथा अराजक-राष्ट्रस्य नीतिविचारः
The Night of Lamentation in Ayodhya and the Political Ethics of a Kingless Realm
नाराजके जनपदे विद्युन्माली महास्वनः।अभिवर्षति पर्जन्यो महीं दिव्येन वारिणा।।।।
nārājake janapade vidyunmālī mahāsvanaḥ | abhivarṣati parjanyo mahīṃ divyena vāriṇā ||
王なき国では、稲妻をまとい轟くパルジャニヤは、大地に天の雨を注がない。
In a country without a king, thunderous clouds garlanded by lightning would no longer water the earth with celestial showers.
FAQs
It teaches the interdependence of rājadharma and societal prosperity: just rule sustains order that is metaphorically mirrored in nature’s fertility.
The ministers argue that kinglessness brings calamity, illustrating it through the image of rain failing in a lawless realm.
Governance as stewardship: leaders must be installed to preserve stability, livelihood, and well-being.