Shloka 5.66.15
चूडामणि-दर्शनम् — Rama Receives Sita’s Token and Questions Hanuman
मधुरा मधुरालापा किमाह मम भामिनी।मद्विहीना वरारोहा हनुमन् कथयस्व मे।।।।
kathaṃ sā mama suśroṇī bhīru-bhīruḥ satī sadā |
bhayāvahānāṃ ghorāṇāṃ madhye tiṣṭhati rakṣasām ||
How can my fair-hipped beloved—ever timid by nature—remain in the midst of those dreadful rākṣasas, fearsome in form?
That lovely Sita who speaks sweetly, that fair-hipped beautiful one who has been separated from me, my beloved, what did she say? Please narrate.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the sixtysixth sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
Dharma highlights the duty to protect the vulnerable and oppose oppressive power; Sītā’s situation represents adharma, calling forth Rāma’s righteous response.
Rāma reacts to the idea of Sītā living under threat among rākṣasas, expressing protective concern.
Protectiveness rooted in compassion—Rāma’s sensitivity to another’s fear and suffering.