Shloka 44
रावणान्तःपुर-पानभूमि-विचयः
Hanumān’s Survey of Rāvaṇa’s Inner Palace and Banquet Hall
तदिदं मार्गितं तावच्छुद्धेन मनसा मया।।5.11.44।।रावणान्तःपुरं सर्वं दृश्यते न तु जानकी।
tad idaṃ mārgitaṃ tāvac chuddhena manasā mayā || 5.11.44 ||
rāvaṇāntaḥpuraṃ sarvaṃ dṛśyate na tu jānakī |
So habe ich bis hierher mit reinem Sinn das gesamte Innere von Rāvaṇas Palast durchsucht — doch Jānakī ist nicht zu sehen.
Illustrious Hanuman left the banquet hall to renew his effort in search of Sita.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīyē ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē ēkādaśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the eleventh sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Purity of intention (śuddha-bhāva) in righteous action: even when entering morally compromised spaces, Hanuman maintains inner purity and truthfulness about what he has and has not found.
Hanuman sums up his search of Ravana’s inner quarters and acknowledges that Sita is still not found.
Moral restraint and honesty—he keeps a ‘pure mind’ and reports reality without exaggeration.