Valmiki Ramayana 2.67.9: 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 ॥९॥
nārājake janapade vidyunmālī mahāsvanaḥ |
abhivarṣati parjanyo mahīṃ divyena vāriṇā ||9||
രാജാവില്ലാത്ത ജനപദത്തിൽ, മിന്നലിന്റെ മാല ധരിച്ച മഹാഗർജ്ജനനായ പർജന്യൻ ഭൂമിയിൽ ദിവ്യജലം വർഷിക്കുന്നില്ല.
In a country without a king, thunderous clouds garlanded by lightning would no longer water the earth with celestial showers.
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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.
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