Shloka 5.68.15

सीताया यशोधर्मविचारः — Sita’s Counsel on Honor, Rescue-Strategy, and Hanuman’s Reassurance

Devanagari script

तद्यथा तस्य विक्रान्तमनुरूपं महात्मनः।भवेदाहवशूरस्य तथा त्वमुपपादय।।।।

Transliteration

tad yathā tasya vikrāntam anurūpaṃ mahātmanaḥ | bhaved āhavaśūrasya tathā tvam upapādaya ||

Translation

Therefore, set matters in order so that the great-souled one—heroic in battle—may display valor befitting his true stature.

Context

'You may make arrangement in such a way that the exalted hero Rama exhibits his might according to his stature'.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma here is maryādā—ensuring that outcomes align with rightful roles: Rāma, as the principal agent of justice, should be the one to manifest the decisive valor.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā requests Hanumān to facilitate a plan in which Rāma’s rescue of her occurs through his own fitting heroic action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s sense of propriety and her devotion to Rāma’s rightful honor and responsibility.