Valmiki Ramayana 2.17.1: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 17, Shloka 1
रामस्य राजमार्गगमनम्
Rama’s Progress along the Royal Highway
स रामो रथमास्थाय सम्प्रहृष्टसुहृज्जनः ।
पताकाध्वजसम्पन्नं महार्हागरुधूपितम् ॥१॥
अपश्यन्नगरं श्रीमान्नानाजनसमाकुलम् ।
sa rāmo ratham āsthāya samprahṛṣṭasuhṛjjanaḥ |
patākādhvajasampannaṃ mahārhāgarudhūpitam ||1||
apaśyan nagaraṃ śrīmān nānājanasamākulam |
സന്തോഷത്തോടെ ഉല്ലസിക്കുന്ന സുഹൃത്തുക്കളോടുകൂടെ രാമൻ രഥത്തിൽ കയറി. പതാകകളും ധ്വജങ്ങളുംകൊണ്ട് അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടതും, വിലയേറിയ അഗരു-ധൂപത്തിന്റെ സുഗന്ധം പരന്നതും, നാനാവിധ ജനസമൂഹംകൊണ്ട് നിറഞ്ഞതുമായ നഗരത്തെ ശ്രീമാൻ രാമൻ ദർശിച്ചു.
Surrounded by friends overwhelmed with great joy, that glorious Rama aboard the chariot beheld the city decorated with banners and pennants and made fragrant with expensive incense and agaru and crowded with multitudes of people.
FAQs
Dharma is communal harmony: citizens and companions rejoice in a righteous succession, expressing social unity rather than factionalism.
Rama rides in a chariot and views Ayodhya festively decorated and crowded, as the city anticipates a major royal event.
Lokasaṅgraha (upholding social cohesion): Rama’s presence draws collective joy and orderly celebration.
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