Shloka 5.65.26
सीतावृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् / Report of Sītā’s Condition and Tokens of Recognition
एतदेव मयाख्यातं सर्वं राघव यद्यथा।।।।सर्वथा सागरजले संतारः प्रविधीयताम्।
vaidēhīm akṣatāṃ śrutvā rāmas tūttaram abravīt |
kva sītā vartate devī kathaṃ ca mayi vartate |
etan me sarvam ākhyāta vaidēhīṃ prati vānarāḥ ||
Hearing that Vaidehi was unharmed, Rama replied: “Where is the divine Sita now, and how does she feel toward me? Tell me everything, O vanaras, about Vaidehi.”
"O Rama! I have spoken everything that has happened. We have to pay attention to the means of crossing the ocean."
Righteous concern: Rama’s first focus is Sita’s safety and inner disposition, reflecting dharma as protective responsibility and faithful love.
Rama learns Sita is alive and unharmed and immediately seeks precise information about her location and her feelings.
Rama’s compassion and constancy—his concern is not conquest but Sita’s welfare and the truth of her condition.