Shloka 6.116.3
सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory
प्रविश्य चपुरींलङ्कांपूज्यमानोनिशाचारै: ।ततस्तेनाभ्युनुज्ञातोहनुमान्वृक्षवाटिकाम् ।।6.116.2।।सम्प्रविश्ययथान्यायंसीतायाद्विितोहरिः ।ददर्शमृजयाहीनांसातङ्कांरोहिणीमिव ।।6.116.3।।वृक्षमूलेनिरानन्दांराक्षसीभिःपरीवृताम् ।निभृतःप्रणतःप्रह्वस्सोऽभिगम्याभिवाद्य च ।।6.116.4।।
imās tu khalu rākṣasyo yadi tvam anumanyase |
hantum icchāmi tāḥ sarvā yābhis tvaṃ tarjitā purā ||6.116.30||
If you permit it, I wish to slay all these rākṣasī women who once threatened and tormented you.
The monkey, having sought the permission of Vibheeshana, entered Lanka city. Duly entering the Asoka grove, he attracted the attention of Sita, who was weak with no bath, cheerless, seated at the root of the tree, like Rohini star. After reaching the grove, he greeted Sita with folded palms and stood motionless.
Power is subordinated to moral authorization: Hanumān seeks Sītā’s consent, implying that even ‘just anger’ must be guided by dharma and rightful permission.
Hanumān, moved by Sītā’s suffering, proposes punishing the rākṣasī tormentors.
Hanumān’s protective loyalty, tempered by restraint and deference to Sītā’s judgment.