Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52, Shloka 43
गङ्गातरणम्, सुमन्त्र-प्रतिनिवर्तनम्, जटाधारणम्
Crossing the Gaṅgā; Sumantra’s Return; Adoption of Ascetic Signs
दृष्टं तद्धि त्वया राम यादृशं त्वत्प्रवासने।प्रजानां सङ्कुलं वृत्तं त्वच्छोकक्लान्तचेतसाम्।।2.52.43।।
dṛṣṭaṃ tad dhi tvayā rāma yādṛśaṃ tvat-pravāsane | prajānāṃ saṅkulaṃ vṛttaṃ tvac-choka-klānta-cetasām ||
हे राम! तुझ्या प्रस्थानाच्या वेळी तू स्वतः पाहिलेस की तुझ्या शोकाने क्लान्त झालेल्या प्रजांची अवस्था किती व्याकुळ व गोंधळलेली झाली होती।
At the time of your departure, O Rama, you have seen all that happened, the hearts of the people exhausted with grief.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as relational and compassionate: a dhārmic person’s choices affect the emotional and social order of the community, creating a moral responsibility to consider collective suffering.
Sumantra reminds Rāma that he has already witnessed the people’s grief at the moment he left Ayodhyā.
The people’s fidelity and love for a righteous heir, and Rāma’s awareness of public suffering.