Shloka 21
रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च
Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation
ममेदं लङ्घनं व्यर्थं सागरस्य भविष्यति।।।।प्रवेशश्चैव लङ्कायाः राक्षसानां च दर्शनम्।
mamedaṃ laṅghanaṃ vyarthaṃ sāgarasya bhaviṣyati | praveśaś caiva laṅkāyāḥ rākṣasānāṃ ca darśanam ||
Mein Überqueren des Ozeans wird vergeblich gewesen sein, ebenso mein Eindringen in Laṅkā und mein Anblick der Rākṣasas, wenn ich Sītā nicht finde.
"My crossing the ocean, my entry into Lanka and my survey of the demons are all futile.
FAQs
Dharma emphasizes goal-oriented duty: heroic acts (crossing the ocean, entering Laṅkā) are righteous only insofar as they serve the just purpose—locating and rescuing Sītā.
Hanumān evaluates the worth of his extraordinary deeds and concludes they are pointless without the mission’s primary result: finding Sītā.
Humility and focus—Hanumān does not glorify feats for their own sake; he values them only as service to dharma.