Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.10: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 10
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
नानावृष्टिर्बभूवास्मिन्नदुर्भिक्षं सतां वरे।अनरण्ये महाराजे तस्करो नापि कश्चन।।।।
nānāvṛṣṭir babhūvāsmin na durbhikṣaṃ satāṃ vare |
anaraṇye mahārāje taskaro nāpi kaścana ||
جب نیکوں میں افضل مہاراج انَرَṇْیَ اس دیس پر حکومت کرتے تھے تو نہ قحطِ باراں ہوتا تھا، نہ بھوک و افلاس، اور نہ کوئی ایک چور بھی تھا۔
When Anaranya, the best of the virtuous, was ruling the kingdom, there was no drought, no famine and not even a thief (in his kingdom).
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Rajadharma: righteous governance manifests as social security and natural well-being—order, honesty, and abundance are signs of dhārmic rule.
A lineage/royal exemplum is being recounted to highlight how virtue in rulers sustains the kingdom’s welfare.
Anaraṇya’s righteousness as king—his virtue is portrayed as producing public safety and prosperity.
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