evaṃvidhaṃ kathayatāṃ paurāṇāṃ śuśruvu stadā| digbhyopi śrutavṛttāntā: prāptā jānapadā janāḥ
Having heard about the coronation of Rama, villagers arrived from all directions and listened to the citizens conversing in this manner.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Villagers arrive from all directions, having heard the news. The movement is centripetal — all of Ayodhya's hinterland flows toward the city. The coronation draws the entire kingdom to its capital, as a king's legitimacy is confirmed by the presence of his people.