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 ||
சத்தியப் பராக்கிரமம் உடைய மகாத்மா ராமனிடம் பக்தியுற்ற மக்கள், அவர் வனவாசத்திற்குப் புறப்பட்டபோது, அவரைத் தொடர்ந்து சென்றனர்.
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.