Shloka 32
लङ्कादाहानन्तरचिन्ता
Hanuman’s Post-Conflagration Self-Examination and Assurance of Sita’s Safety
दग्धेयं नगरी सर्वा साट्टप्राकारतोरणा।जानकी न च दग्धेति विस्मयोऽद्भुत एव नः।।।।
dagdheyam nagarī sarvā sāṭṭa-prākāra-toraṇā | jānakī na ca dagdheti vismayo 'dbhuta eva naḥ ||
Diese ganze Stadt, mitsamt Mauern und Toren, ist verbrannt; und doch ist Janakī nicht verbrannt. Für uns ist dies wahrlich ein wunderbares Staunen.
'The city with its towering markets, ramparts and portals is burnt, but Janaki is not. It is really wonderful, strange !
FAQs
Dharma shields the innocent: even amid widespread destruction, the righteous person is preserved, underscoring moral order beyond mere physical causality.
As Lanka burns, the celestial observers marvel that Sita remains unharmed.
Sita’s purity and dharma-steadfastness, presented as the reason she is not consumed.