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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.2.28

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 2: The assembly endorses Rāma. Daśaratha proposes handing over responsibility, the assembly praises Rāma’s character and care for his subjects

In the sequence: they add that he returns victorious from campaigns, asks after ordinary households, shares the people's grief, and celebrates their good fortune as though they were his family

2.2.28

vyasaneṣu manuṣyāṇāṃ bhṛśaṃ bhavati duḥkhitaḥ
utsaveṣu ca sarveṣu piteva parituṣyati

In men's misfortunes he becomes deeply grieved, and in all their festivities he rejoices like a father.

Words: vyasaneṣu — in misfortunes, calamities; manuṣyāṇāṃ — of men; bhṛśaṃ — greatly, deeply; bhavati — becomes; duḥkhitaḥ — grieved, sorrowful; utsaveṣu ca — and in festivities; sarveṣu — all; piteva — like a father; parituṣyati — rejoices, is well pleased

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.