Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 1
तान्वेश्मनानाभरणैर्यथाऽर्हं प्रतिपूजितान्।।2.1.47।। ददर्शालङ्कृतो राजा प्रजापतिरिव प्रजाः।
tānveśmanānābharaṇairyathā'rhaṃ pratipūjitān dadarśālaṅkṛto rājā prajāpatiriva prajāḥ|
The king who received them in a befitting manner and provided them with residence and ornaments looked like lord Brahma adorned by the people.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
The arriving kings are received with honour and provided with residence and ornaments. The hospitality of Ayodhya reflects the generosity of its king. Even as tragedy approaches, the city is at its most magnificent — the contrast heightens the fall.
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