Shloka 22
The Meeting with Agastya
Rāma Praised by the Gods; Phalaśruti; Ideal Reign; Prelude to Agastya’s Arrival
यस्मिञ्छासति लोकानां नाकालमरणं नृणाम् । न रोगादि पराभूतिर्गृहेषु च महीयसी
yasmiñchāsati lokānāṃ nākālamaraṇaṃ nṛṇām | na rogādi parābhūtirgṛheṣu ca mahīyasī
यस्मिन् शासति लोकानां नृणां नाकालमरणं भवति; न रोगादिभिः पराभूतिः, गृहेषु च महती समृद्धिः प्रवर्तते।
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Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यस्मिञ्छासति = यस्मिन् + शासति; नाकालमरणं = न + अकालमरणम्; पराभूतिर्गृहेषु = पराभूतिः + गृहेषु.
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It presents the hallmark of righteous governance: under a just ruler, society is protected from premature death, widespread disease-related suffering, and households enjoy prosperity.
It frames good rule as active protection of life and welfare—preventing social calamities like untimely death and disease, and ensuring stability and prosperity for households.
No. It uses traditional ideal-king language to indicate that avoidable, premature harms (like preventable calamities and rampant illness) are minimized through dharmic administration and social order.