Shloka 17
त्रयस्त्रिंशः सर्गः
Civic Lament and Rama’s Dutiful Approach to Daśaratha
उद्यानानि परित्यज्य क्षेत्राणि च गृहाणि च।एकदुःखसुखा राममनुगच्छाम धार्मिकम्।।।।
udyānāni parityajya kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca |
eka-duḥkha-sukhā rāmaṃ anugacchāma dhārmikam ||
اپنے باغات، اپنے کھیت اور اپنے گھر چھوڑ کر—ایک ہی دکھ اور ایک ہی سکھ میں شریک ہو کر—آؤ ہم دھرم پر قائم رام کے پیچھے چلیں۔
Let Kaikeyi take possession of our deserted and dilapidated homes with ruined courtyards which seem as though struck by calamities. They are drained of wealth and foodgrains, covered with dust and abandoned by the gods. There is no water or smoke (from kitchen). They are infested with rats. They stand unswept. There foodgrains lie around rat-holes, and broken earthenwares lie scattered. There are no offerings, no sacrifices, no recitation of sacred hymns, no libations and no invocations.
FAQs
Solidarity with righteousness: when a dhārmic leader suffers for truth and duty, the community chooses shared sacrifice over private comfort.
Ayodhyā’s people, distressed by Rāma’s exile, resolve to leave their possessions and accompany him.
Rāma’s dharmic authority (moral legitimacy) that inspires voluntary renunciation and loyalty in others.