Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 35
अयोध्यायाः शोकवर्णनम्
Ayodhya’s Lament and Civic Desolation
उपशान्तवणिक्पण्या नष्टहर्षा निराश्रया।अयोध्या नगरी चासीन्नष्टतारमिवाम्बरम्।।2.48.35।।
upaśāntavaṇikpaṇyā naṣṭaharṣā nirāśrayā |
ayodhyā nagarī cāsīn naṣṭatāram ivāmbaram || 2.48.35 ||
ကုန်သည်တို့၏ဈေးကွက်များ တိတ်ဆိတ်သွား၍ ပျော်ရွှင်မှု ပျောက်ကွယ်ကာ အားကိုးရာမဲ့သဖြင့် အယောဓျာမြို့တော်သည် ကြယ်မဲ့ကောင်းကင်ကဲ့သို့ ထင်မြင်ရ하였다။
With markets closed, the city of Ayodhya cheerless and shelterless looked like the sky without stars.
FAQs
Dharma is tied to societal stability: when rightful order is overturned, economic and communal life collapses, revealing how ethics and prosperity are interlinked.
Ayodhyā’s public spaces—especially markets—become inactive as grief and uncertainty spread after Rāma’s exile.
Rāma as ‘tārā’ (a guiding star) by implication: his absence makes the city feel directionless and unsupported.