Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 15
अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः
Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct
चतुर्भिर्वेगसम्पन्नैर्हयैः काञ्चनभूषितैः।मुख्यः पुष्यरथो युक्तः किं न गच्छति तेऽग्रतः।।।।
caturbhir vegasampannair hayaiḥ kāñcanabhūṣitaiḥ | mukhyaḥ puṣyaratho yuktaḥ kiṃ na gacchati te ’grataḥ ||
ไฉนราชรถพิธีอันประธาน—ประดับทอง และเทียมด้วยม้าสี่ตัวอันรวดเร็ว—จึงมิได้เคลื่อนนำหน้าพระองค์?
How is it that the chief ceremonial chariot, decorated with gold and harnessed by four galloping horses is not preceding you?
FAQs
Dharma is shown through adherence to rightful royal custom: ceremonial symbols (like the chariot) publicly manifest legitimate succession and ordered governance.
Sītā lists missing coronation-procession elements, highlighting that Rāma’s departure looks unlike a prince proceeding to anointing.
Sītā’s clarity of perception and concern for propriety—she reads political-ritual signs accurately.