Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 15
अयोध्यावर्णनम्
Description of Ayodhya under Daśaratha
नाषडङ्गविदत्रासीन्नाव्रतो नासहस्रद: ।न दीन: क्षिप्तचित्तो वा व्यथितो वाऽपि कश्चन ।।1.6.15।।
nāṣaḍaṅgavid atrāsīn nāvrato nāsahasradaḥ |
na dīnaḥ kṣiptacitto vā vyathito vāpi kaścana ||1.6.15||
Ở đó không ai không thông sáu Vedāṅga, không ai vô giới nguyện, không ai không biết bố thí đến hàng nghìn; cũng chẳng thấy ai khốn khổ, tâm trí tán loạn hay bị ưu não giày vò.
There was no brahmin who was not well versed in the Vedangas or who did not perform religious vows. There was not even one who would not donate in thousands. There was no one distracted or depressed.
FAQs
Dharma integrates learning, observance, and generosity; when these flourish, social suffering and mental agitation diminish.
The narrator continues listing features of Ayodhyā’s ideal culture: scholarship, vows, large-scale giving, and absence of distress.
Śāstra-knowledge and dāna (giving) as markers of a stable, dharmic community.