Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 31
सीताहनूमद्भाषणम्
Sita Tests the Messenger; Hanuman Offers Reassurance
स्थानक्रोधः प्रहर्ता च श्रेष्ठो लोके महारथः।बाहुच्छायामवष्टब्धो यस्य लोको महात्मनः।।।।
sthānakrodhaḥ prahartā ca śreṣṭho loke mahārathaḥ ।
bāhucchāyām avaṣṭabdho yasya loko mahātmanaḥ ॥
غضبُه لا يقع إلا حيث ينبغي، وهو يوقع العقاب بالمذنب. وهو أعظمُ فرسان العربة في العالم؛ وتحت ظلّ ذراعي تلك النفس العظيمة يجد الناسُ ملجأً وأمانًا.
"He shows anger to one who deserves it, he is the foremost charioteer of the world and he is a great self under the shadow of whose shoulders the whole world takes refuge.
FAQs
Just governance: anger and punishment are ethical only when directed appropriately—protecting the innocent and restraining wrongdoing.
Hanumān portrays Rāma as a protector-king whose disciplined force will secure Sītā and restore order.
Rāma’s measured justice—strength governed by restraint and responsibility.