Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 17
अयोध्यावर्णनम्
Description of Ayodhya under Daśaratha
वर्णेष्वग्र्यचतुर्थेषु देवतातिथिपूजका:।कृतज्ञाश्च वदान्याश्च शूरा विक्रमसंयुता: ।।1.6.17।। दीर्घायुषो नरास्सर्वे धर्मं सत्यं च संश्रिता: ।सहिता: पुत्रपौत्रैश्च नित्यं स्त्रीभि: पुरोत्तमे ।।1.6.18।।
varṇeṣv agryacaturtheṣu devatātithipūjakāḥ |
kṛtajñāś ca vadānyāś ca śūrā vikramasaṁyutāḥ ||1.6.17||
Trong bốn giai tầng, họ thuộc hàng ưu tú; kính thờ chư thiên, tôn kính khách quý; biết ơn, rộng lòng bố thí, anh dũng và đầy uy dũng.
There in Ayodhya the best of cities, the first of the four castes (brahmins) used to worship gods and guests. They had the sense of gratitude. They were munificient, heroic and possessed prowess. They lived long. They were righteous and truthful. And they lived together with their sons, grandsons and wives.
FAQs
Atithi-dharma and devatā-pūjā: honoring guests and the sacred, combined with gratitude and generosity, forms the moral culture of the city.
The narrator lists the virtues prevalent among the leading social groups in Ayodhyā.
Kṛtajñatā (gratitude) and vadānyatā (munificence), supported by courage.