Agni Purana — Avatara-lila, Shloka 15
Chapter 9 — श्रीरामावतारकथनम् (Śrī Rāmāvatāra-kathanam) | Hanumān’s Ocean-Crossing, Sītā-Darśana, and the Setu Plan
अद्य त्वां दर्शयिष्यामि ससुग्रीवञ्च राघवम् सीताब्रवीद्धनूमन्तं नयतां मां हि राघवः
adya tvāṃ darśayiṣyāmi sasugrīvañca rāghavam sītābravīddhanūmantaṃ nayatāṃ māṃ hi rāghavaḥ
Hanumān sprach: „Heute werde ich dir Rāghava zusammen mit Sugrīva zeigen.“ Da sagte Sītā zu Hanumān: „Wahrlich, möge Rāghava mich von hier fortführen.“
Sita (speaking to Hanuman)
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Alamkara Type: Pratijñā (vow/assurance) and Sambodhana (direct address)
Concept: Maryādā (propriety) in rescue: even when a shortcut exists, the rightful agent (Rāma) should complete the act to uphold dharma and social-ethical order.
Application: Choose solutions that preserve legitimacy and ethical process, not only speed.
Khanda Section: Itihasa-Anukarana (Ramayana narrative episode)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: veera
Type: Kingdom
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: sasugrīvañca = sa + sugrīvam + ca (m + c → ñc); sītābravīt = sītā + abravīt; hanūmantaṃ = hanūmantam (anusvāra in Devanagari).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 9 (Rāma–Sugrīva alliance context; Hanumān mission continuation)
FAQs
No ritual or technical vidyā is taught here; it is a narrative instruction where Sītā directs Hanūmān regarding meeting Rāma (Rāghava) with Sugrīva and arranging her being taken away.
It shows the Agni Purana’s compendious method: alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and poetics, it also preserves Itihāsa-style narrative material (Ramayana episodes) as moral and devotional exemplars.
The verse highlights steadfast dharma and hope amid adversity—Sītā’s unwavering orientation toward Rāma—supporting bhakti and righteous resolve as purifying inner dispositions.