Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 1
अयोध्यावासिजनानुरागः
The People and Brahmins Follow Rama toward Exile
अनुरक्ता महात्मानं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्।अनुजग्मुः प्रयान्तं तं वनवासाय मानवाः।।।।
anuraktā mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam |
anujagmuḥ prayāntaṃ taṃ vanavāsāya mānavāḥ ||
ਸੱਚੇ ਪਰਾਕ੍ਰਮ ਵਾਲੇ ਮਹਾਤਮਾ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਅਨੁਰਾਗੀ ਲੋਕ, ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਵਨਵਾਸ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਸਥਾਨ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ, ਭਗਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਚਲ ਪਏ।
When the high-souled Rama whose strength was his sense of truth set out for the forest, the faithful people followed him.
FAQs
Satya is presented as real power: moral truthfulness becomes the basis of legitimate authority and public trust.
As Rāma begins his exile, the citizens, unable to bear separation, follow him out of devotion.
Rāma’s satya-parākrama—strength expressed through unwavering truth and principled action.