Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 53, Shloka 30
लाङ्गूलदाह-पर्यटनम्
The Burning Tail and the Parade through Laṅkā
यदि मां वृत्तसम्पन्नां तत्समागमलालसाम्।।5.53.30।।स विजानाति धर्मात्मा शीतो भव हनूमतः।
yadi māṃ vṛttasampannāṃ tat-samāgama-lālasām ||5.53.30|| sa vijānāti dharmātmā śīto bhava hanūmataḥ |
“যদি ধৰ্মাত্মা শ্ৰীৰামে মোক নিৰ্মল আচৰণসম্পন্না আৰু কেৱল তেওঁৰ সৈতে পুনৰ্মিলনৰ বাবে আকুল বুলি জানে—তেন্তে হে অগ্নিদেৱ, হনুমানৰ প্ৰতি শীতল হোৱা।”
"O Fire-god! if Rama is righteous, if I am pure in mind, and if I am longing to unite with him, be cool to Hanuman.
FAQs
The verse ties protection to satya and śīla (truth and integrity): moral purity is presented as a force that calls forth divine safeguarding.
Sītā appeals to Agni while Hanumān is being tormented, grounding her prayer in her fidelity and Rāma’s dharma.
Sītā’s unwavering fidelity (pativratā-bhāva) and moral clarity under extreme suffering.