Valmiki Ramayana 2.42.18 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 42, Shloka 18
द्विचत्वारिंशः सर्गः — दशरथस्य शोक-विलापः तथा कौशल्यागृह-प्रवेशः
Dasaratha’s Lament and Return to Kausalya’s Apartments
द्रक्ष्यन्ति नूनं पुरुषा दीर्घबाहुं वनेचराः।राममुत्थाय गच्छन्तं लोकनाथमनाथवत्।।।।
drakṣyanti nūnaṃ puruṣā dīrghabāhuṃ vanecarāḥ | rāmam utthāya gacchantaṃ lokanātham anāthavat ||
แน่แท้ชาวป่าทั้งหลายจักได้เห็นพระรามผู้มีพาหายาว—ผู้เป็นนาถแห่งปวงชน—เมื่อทรงลุกขึ้นแล้วเสด็จดำเนินไป ประหนึ่งผู้ไร้ที่พึ่งพิง
Surely the forest-rovers will be gazing upon the long-armed Rama, protector of the world, as he rises (from the ground) and wanders in the jungle unprotected.
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The verse highlights the paradox of dharma: the rightful protector of the world accepts a condition of apparent helplessness to uphold truth and duty.
Daśaratha imagines how strangers in the forest will witness Rāma—normally a ‘lokanātha’—moving about like an unprotected exile.
Rāma’s humility and obedience to righteous obligation, even when it diminishes outward status.
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