Shloka 12
चूडामणि
दर्शनम् — Rama Receives Sita’s Token and Questions Hanuman
कथं सा मम सुश्रोणी भीरुभीरु स्सती सदा।भयावहानां घोराणां मध्ये तिष्ठति रक्षसाम्।।।।
kathaṃ sā mama suśroṇī bhīru-bhīruḥ satī sadā |
bhayāvahānāṃ ghorāṇāṃ madhye tiṣṭhati rakṣasām ||
Wie kann meine Geliebte mit den schönen Hüften — von Natur aus stets so scheu — inmitten jener schrecklichen Rākṣasas stehen, furchterregend an Gestalt?
That lovely Sita who speaks sweetly, that fair-hipped beautiful one who has been separated from me, my beloved, what did she say? Please narrate.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the sixtysixth sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma highlights the duty to protect the vulnerable and oppose oppressive power; Sītā’s situation represents adharma, calling forth Rāma’s righteous response.
Rāma reacts to the idea of Sītā living under threat among rākṣasas, expressing protective concern.
Protectiveness rooted in compassion—Rāma’s sensitivity to another’s fear and suffering.