Shloka 9
रावण-प्रहस्त-हनूमद्वार्ता
Ravana and Prahasta Question Hanuman
यदि वैश्रवणस्य त्वं यमस्य वरुणस्य च।चाररूपमिदं कृत्वा प्रविष्टो नः पुरीमिमाम्।।5.50.9।।विष्णुना प्रेषितो वाऽपि दूतो विजयकाङ्क्षिणा।
yadi vaiśravaṇasya tvaṃ yamasya varuṇasya ca |
cārarūpam idaṃ kṛtvā praviṣṭo naḥ purīm imām ||
viṣṇunā preṣito vā ’pi dūto vijayakāṅkṣiṇā |
«أو لعلّك، وقد اتخذت هيئة جاسوس، دخلت مدينتنا رسولًا لفيشرافانا (كوبيـرا)، أو ليَما، أو لفارونا؛ أو حتى مبعوثًا من فيشنو، طالبًا الظفر—فقل ذلك.»
FAQs
Dharma in interrogation emphasizes truthful identification and clarity of allegiance—knowing ‘who sent you’ before responding with policy or punishment.
Prahasta enumerates possible divine powers who might have dispatched the intruder, framing Hanumān as a potential spy or envoy.
Analytical caution—testing multiple hypotheses while still directing the captive toward truthful disclosure.