Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 66
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
कुञ्जराश्च खरोष्ट्राश्च गोऽश्वाश्च मृगपक्षिणः।बभूवुस्सुभृतास्तत्र नान्यो ह्यन्यमकल्पयत्।।।।
kuñjarāś ca kharoṣṭrāś ca go'śvāś ca mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ |
babhūvus subhṛtās tatra nānyo hy anyam akalpayat ||
そこでは、象・驢馬・駱駝、牛と馬、さらには獣や鳥に至るまでよく養われ、互いに害をなす者は一つもなかった。
There the elephants, donkeys and camels, cows and horses and also beasts and birds were wellnourished. No one troubled the other.
FAQs
Dharma includes compassionate care for animals and maintaining non-violence and harmony—well-being that prevents conflict among living beings.
The encampment is depicted as orderly and humane, extending care beyond humans to animals and birds.
Ahimsa-informed governance: fostering conditions where no creature is forced into aggression by hunger or neglect.