Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 11
प्रथमः सर्गः
Rama Praises Hanuman; Anxiety over Crossing the Ocean
अहं च रघुवंशश्च लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः ।वैदेह्या दर्शनेनाद्य धर्मतः परिरक्षिताः ।।।।
ahaṃ ca raghuvaṃśaś ca lakṣmaṇaś ca mahābalaḥ |
vaidehyā darśanena adya dharmataḥ parirakṣitāḥ ||
“By Vaidehī’s being seen today, I—along with Lakṣmaṇa the mighty, and the whole Raghu lineage—stand safeguarded in righteousness.”
"On the other hand, it is a pity that I am not able to please such a person who has spoken pleasing words. Further this causes grief to me."
FAQs
Dharma is framed as moral legitimacy and protection: the successful confirmation of Sītā’s welfare restores righteous order and duty-bound confidence for Rāma and his lineage.
Hanumān has reported seeing Sītā in Laṅkā; Rāma interprets this sighting as a decisive, dharma-supporting assurance.
Rāma’s maryādā (principled restraint): he measures success not only as strategy, but as restoration of righteous standing and familial responsibility.