Shloka 4.47.7
सप्तचत्वारिंशः सर्गः — वानरयूथपानां अन्वेषणवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् (Search Reports of the Vanara Leaders)
विचित्य तु दिशं पूर्वां यथोक्तां सचिवैस्सह।अदृष्ट्वा विनतस्सीतामाजगाम महाबलः।।4.47.7।।
udāra-sattvābhijano mahātmā sa maithilīṁ drakṣyati vānarendraḥ |
diśaṁ tu yām eva gatā tu sītā tām āsthito vāyu-suto hanūmān || 4.47.14 ||
O king of the monkeys, that great-souled one—noble in courage and lineage—will surely behold Maithilī. For Hanumān, the Wind-god’s son, has set out in precisely the direction in which Sītā was taken.
Having searched for Sita as instructed by Sugriva, powerful Vinita returned along with the ministers unable to find Sita.
Dharma is trust placed in the most capable servant for a righteous end; the mission to restore Sita is sustained by confidence in virtue and competence.
After many searches fail, attention turns to Hanuman, who has taken the correct route to find Sita.
Hanuman’s nobility and heroic resolve—fitness to accomplish a dharmic task.