Shloka 14
चूडामणि
दर्शनम् — Rama Receives Sita’s Token and Questions Hanuman
किमाह सीता हनुमंस्तत्त्वतः कथयाद्य मे।एतेन खलु जीविष्ये भेषजेनातुरो यथा।।।।
kim āha sītā hanumaṃs tattvataḥ kathaya adya me |
etena khalu jīviṣye bheṣajenāturo yathā ||
Was sagte Sītā? O Hanumān, berichte mir wahrhaftig, berichte mir jetzt. Davon allein werde ich leben — wie ein Kranker, den die Arznei erhält.
"Just as a cow fond of its calf begins to distil milk from its teats at the sight of the calf, so does my heart melt at the sight of this excellent jewel.
FAQs
Satya (truth) is central: Rāma explicitly asks for a factual report (tattvataḥ). Dharma here is truthful speech and reliable testimony in a crisis.
After receiving the token, Rāma urgently requests Sītā’s exact message from Hanumān, treating her words as life-giving.
Rāma’s trust in truth and his disciplined focus on authentic information as the basis for right action.