जय श्रीराम!
सा पौरान् पौरकान्तस्य रामस्याभ्युदयश्रुतिः ।
प्रत्येकं ह्लादयाञ्चक्रे कुल्येवोद्यानपादपान् ॥ १२.३ ॥
Notes: The king was now in a hurry. He made the grand announcement that Śrī Rāma would be anointed as the Yuvarāja.
How was this news received!? Imagine a nation in love with their great prince, the embodiment of righteousness, valour and love for the people, being announced as their future king, a worthy successor to the famous kingdom of Ayodhyā. The people were simply ecstatic, without exception. How happy were they all? Imagine trees well nourished with nutrients, the sun and sweet water. This can happen only randomly in a dense forest. But all great nations have capitals filled with verdant gardens full of flowers, fruits, buzzing bees, birds and butterflies. The trees are lovingly tended and supplied with nutrients and water. This is a theme described in all our scriptures, especially the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa.
This is possible because the royal gardens are constantly supplied with fresh and copious water through channels created for the purpose. The famed gardens of Versailles (ten times larger than Lalbagh) are a standing example of a garden well tended for many centuries. The aqueducts installed there stand for centuries!
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जय श्रीराम!
