Shloka 19
लङ्कादाहानन्तरचिन्ता
Hanuman’s Post-Conflagration Self-Examination and Assurance of Sita’s Safety
इक्ष्वाकुवंशे धर्मिष्ठे गते नाशमसंशयम्।भविष्यन्ति प्रजास्सर्वाश्शोकसन्तापपीडिताः।।।।
ikṣvāku-vaṁśe dharmiṣṭhe gate nāśam asaṁśayam | bhaviṣyanti prajāḥ sarvāḥ śoka-santāpa-pīḍitāḥ ||
Wenn das überaus dharmatreue Geschlecht der Ikṣvāku dem Untergang verfällt—ohne Zweifel—werden alle Untertanen von Kummer und brennender Qual gepeinigt sein.
Overtaken by great fear, Hanuman felt a sense of self-reproach seeing Lanka reduced to ashes, and said, ' Lanka is burnt. What a heinous action has been perpetrated by me'.
FAQs
The kingly dharma is inseparable from public welfare: the fall of a righteous royal line destabilizes society and causes widespread suffering.
Hanumān imagines the societal consequences if Rāma’s line is extinguished due to the mission failing and tragedy befalling the royal family.
The Ikṣvāku line’s dharma-centered kingship—its righteousness is portrayed as a pillar supporting the people.