Shloka 8
सीतावृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् / Report of Sītā’s Condition and Tokens of Recognition
समुद्रं लङ्घयित्वाहं शतयोजनमायतम्।।।।अगच्छं जानकीं सीतां मार्गमाणो दिदृक्षया।
samudraṃ laṅghayitvāhaṃ śatayojanam āyatam |
agacchaṃ jānakīṃ sītāṃ mārgamāṇo didṛkṣayā |
Nachdem ich den Ozean, hundert Yojanas weit, übersprungen hatte, machte ich mich auf die Suche nach Jānakī Sītā, getrieben von der Sehnsucht, sie zu erblicken.
Hearing of Sita alive and not harmed, Rama asked the vanaras, 'How is Sita? How is she disposed to me? Tell me everything'.
FAQs
Selfless service (sevā) in dharma: Hanuman undertakes hardship to fulfill Rama’s righteous purpose and to restore justice.
Hanuman begins his first-person account: he crossed the ocean to search for and see Sita.
Courage and resolve guided by devotion—Hanuman’s strength is directed toward a righteous aim.