Ayodhya – The crown jewel!

King Dasaratha, who always kept his word & followed dharma, attained prosperity and pleasure in equal measure by righteous means ruled Ayodhya as Indra ruled Amaravati. The people living in that excellent city were happy, virtuous, well-read (in Vedas & the sastras) and content with the possessions they owned. They were free from avarice & always spoke the truth

In Ayodhya, there was not even a single householder who did not have adequate wealth or who had not achieved Dharma, Artha and Kāma or who did not possess the wealth of foodgrains, cattle and horses. The lustful, the miserly, the unscholarly & atheists were not to be seen anywhere in the city of Ayodhya. All men and women in the city, were of righteous conduct, fully self-controlled & prosperous, with good conduct and behaviour. They were pure like Maharshis

In the city, there was none without ear ornaments, without coronet, without wearing garlands. They were all clean & anointed with fragrance on the body. In Ayodhya, there was no one who did not eat food to full satisfaction & was not charitable. None was found without wearing ornaments on the hands & bracelets on the upper arms and around the neck. Also, no one could be seen who had not restrained his passions & emotions

In Ayodhya there was none who did not kindle the sacrificial fire & perform a sacrifice. There were no thieves or mean-minded persons or persons of improper descent of mixed castes. The brahmins were always interested in the performance of their duties. They had control over their senses, were charitable and studious. They were self-controlled while accepting charity & maintaining marital relations

That time there was no atheist, no liar and there was none who was ignorant of the sastras. There was no one who was jealous, incompetent or illiterate. 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

In Ayodhya, there was no man or woman who was not endowed with wealth or beauty. It was not possible to see anyone who had no devotion for the king. There in Ayodhya, the first of the four castes (brahmins) used to worship gods & guests. They had the sense of gratitude. They were munificent, heroic and possessed prowess. They lived long. They were righteous & truthful & they lived together with their sons, grandsons and wives

The kshatriyas were obedient to brahmins and Vaisyas followed kshatriyas. Sudras assisted the three castes and all were fully occupied in their respective professions. That city was ably governed by Dasaratha, scion of the Ikshavakus, in the same way as it was previously administered by (Manu), the foremost among men & the most intelligent. There were abundant warriors, like a cave with lions- like flaming fire, the most determined among experts and accomplished in learning the science of arms

The city was full of excellent horses born in the regions of Kambhoja, Bahlika, Vanayu and Sindhu, similar to that of Indra's horse (called Ucchaisrava). It was full of intoxicated elephants born in Vindhya mountains, elephants of enormous strength looking like mountains. Elephants of good breed hailing from the family of Airavata (Indra's vehicle), Mahapadma, Anjana and Vamana

The city where king Dasaratha lived and ruled, spread over a distance of sixteen miles. And it was worthy of its name. Dasaratha, of great brilliance vanquished his foes & ruled the city like the Moon over the stars. The king who equalled Indra (in splendour) ruled the invincible city of Ayodhya true to its name with its strong gates & solid locks. It was adorned with wonderful edifices teeming with thousands of men

Krsna says in Gita:

cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ

According to the three modes of material nature and the work associated with them, the four divisions of human society are created by Me

The Supreme Lord is the creator of the four divisions of the social order, beginning with the intelligent class of men, technically called brāhmaṇas due to their being situated in the mode of goodness. Next is the administrative class, technically called the kṣatriyas due to their being situated in the mode of passion. The mercantile men, called the vaiśyas, are situated in the mixed modes of passion and ignorance, and the śūdras, or labourer class, are situated in the ignorant mode of material nature

The same principles apply to any enterprise also & if we divide the society as per Guna-Karma (Quality & work), we will have structure & if each of them does his work perfectly, all can live peacefully. No one is inferior or superior and all are dedicated in executing their responsibility

Thoughts? #gameoflife