Shloka 22
त्रयस्त्रिंशः सर्गः
Civic Lament and Rama’s Dutiful Approach to Daśaratha
वनं नगरमेवास्तु येन गच्छति राघवः।अस्माभिश्च परित्यक्तं पुरं सम्पद्यतां वनम्।।।।
vanaṃ nagaram evāstu yena gacchati rāghavaḥ |
asmābhiś ca parityaktaṃ puraṃ sampadyatāṃ vanam ||
راغھو جدھر جائے، وہی جنگل ہمارے لیے شہر ہو؛ اور جو شہر ہم چھوڑ دیں، وہ ہمارے چھوڑنے سے جنگل بن جائے۔
The pair of dazzling weapons held (by Rama and Lakshmana) looked splendid decorated with flower garlands by Sita.
FAQs
Dharma-centered belonging: the “right place” is where righteousness is, not where comfort or infrastructure is.
Citizens invert values—forest becomes preferable to Ayodhyā if Rāma is absent—expressing intent to accompany him.
Rāma’s moral centrality: his presence sanctifies even wilderness as civic, safe, and meaningful.