Valmiki Ramayana 2.67.15: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 15
अयोध्यायां शोक-रात्रिः तथा अराजक-राष्ट्रस्य नीतिविचारः
The Night of Lamentation in Ayodhya and the Political Ethics of a Kingless Realm
नाराजके जनपदे प्रभूतनटनर्तकाः।उत्सवाश्च समाजाश्च वर्धन्ते राष्ट्रवर्धनाः।।।।
nārājake janapade prabhūtanaṭanartakāḥ | utsavāś ca samājāś ca vardhante rāṣṭravardhanāḥ ||
రాజు లేని జనపదంలో అనేక నట-నర్తక బృందాలు వికసించవు; అలాగే రాజ్యహితాన్ని పెంపొందించే ఉత్సవాలు, ప్రజాసమావేశాలు కూడా వృద్ధి చెందవు।
Where there is no king, those engaged in law-suits will not succeed and those who are accustomed to story-telling will not entertain those who love to listen to stories.
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Dharma includes sustaining social harmony and shared joy; righteous rule enables safe public celebration and cultural life, which otherwise wither under insecurity.
The speakers describe how leaderlessness erodes public life—gatherings and arts decline—supporting the urgency of establishing kingship.
Commitment to loka-kalyāṇa (public welfare): valuing culture and communal events as indicators of a healthy, dharmic society.
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