Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 13
रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च
Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation
सम्पूर्णचन्द्रप्रतिमं पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणम्।।।।रामस्य ध्यायती वक्त्रं पञ्चत्वं कृपणा गता।
sampūrṇacandra-pratimaṃ padma-patra-nibhekṣaṇam | rāmasya dhyāyatī vaktraṃ pañcatvaṃ kṛpaṇā gatā ||
অথবা পূর্ণচন্দ্রসম রামের মুখমণ্ডল—পদ্মপত্রসম নয়ন—ধ্যান করতে করতে, দুঃখিনী সীতা হয়তো মৃত্যুকে বরণ করেছে।
"Or, Vaidehi, the princess of Mithila might have cast off her life grieving intensely and crying, 'Alas, Rama, alas, Lakshmana, alas, Ayodhya'. (Mithila is the name of the capital city and Videha is the country which was ruled by Janaka. Sita, the princess is known as Vaidehi, Mythili and Janaki).
FAQs
Dharma here is framed through compassionate responsibility: Hanumān considers the gravest possibility (Sītā’s death) without sensationalism, recognizing the moral weight of uncertainty and the need for truthful knowledge before reporting.
After failing to find Sītā in the palace, Hanumān imagines possible outcomes—including that she may have died while thinking of Rāma.
Empathy and seriousness—Hanumān’s mind turns to Sītā’s suffering and the consequences of the mission’s failure.