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Shloka 5.33.17

हनूमत्सीतासंवादः (Hanumān–Sītā Dialogue and Identity Verification)

समा द्वादश तत्राहं राघवस्य निवेशने।।।।भुञ्जाना मानुषान्भोगान्सर्वकामसमृद्धिनी।

samā dvādaśa tatrāhaṃ rāghavasya niveśane | bhuñjānā mānuṣān bhogān sarva-kāma-samṛddhinī ||

For twelve years there, in Rāghava’s home, I lived enjoying human comforts, fulfilled in every desired prosperity.

"I enjoyed worldly pleasures in abundance for twelve years at Rama's abode.

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Sita
R
Rama (Raghava)

Dharma of the gṛhastha stage: Sita recalls lawful marital life and prosperity, implicitly contrasting it with her present suffering and underscoring the impermanence of worldly comfort.

Sita continues her self-account, describing her earlier life with Rama before the calamity of abduction.

Sita’s truthful recollection and composure—she narrates her past without losing moral clarity.