Shloka 5.15.50
अशोकवनिकायां सीतादर्शनम् (Sita Seen in the Ashoka Grove)
इयं सा यत्कृते रामश्चतुर्भिः परितप्यते।कारुण्येनानृशंस्येन शोकेन मदनेन च।।5.15.49।।स्त्री प्रणष्टेति कारुण्यादाश्रितेत्यानृशंस्यतः।पत्नी नष्टेति शोकेन प्रियेति मदनेन च।।5.15.50।।
asyā devyā yathā rūpam aṅga-pratyaṅga-sauṣṭhavam |
rāmasya ca yathā rūpaṁ tasyeyam asitekṣaṇā ||
As is the divine lady’s beauty—her limbs and features perfectly proportioned—so too is Rāma’s form; this dark-eyed woman is truly his fitting match.
"She is that same lady for whom Rama has been passing through compassion, benevolence, grief and passion. He is compassionate considering her a woman, kind and benevolent since she is his dependent, stricken with grief for losing a wife and passionate since she is his beloved.
The verse supports the Ramayana’s ideal of harmonious household dharma: a partnership grounded in worthiness, mutual suitability, and rightful union (not merely attraction).
Hanumān, having found Sītā, confirms her identity and reflects on her fittingness as Rāma’s rightful wife.
Hanumān’s discernment and respect—he views Sītā with reverence as “devī” and frames her identity within dharma and rightful relationship.