Shloka 6.128.44

अयोध्याप्रत्यागमन-सन्देशः (Hanuman Sent Ahead to Ayodhya)

Devanagari script

देवोवामानुषोवात्वमनुक्रोशादिहागतः ।।6.128.43।।प्रियाख्यानस्यतेसौम्यददामिब्रुवतःप्रियम् ।गवांशतसहस्रं च ग्रामाणां च शतंपरम् ।।6.128.44।।सकुण्डलाश्शुभाचाराभार्याःकन्यास्तुषोडश ।हेमवर्णास्सुनासोरूश्शशिसौम्याननाःस्त्रियः ।।6.128.45।।सर्वाभरणसम्पन्नास्सम्पन्नाःकुलजातिभिः ।

Transliteration

priyākhyānasya te saumya dadāmi bruvataḥ priyam |

gavāṁ śatasahasraṁ ca grāmāṇāṁ ca śataṁ param ||6.128.44||

Translation

O gentle one, for this dear and welcome message you have spoken, I grant you a hundred thousand cows, and moreover a hundred excellent villages.

Context

"O Gentle Hanuman! You have come here with great compassion. Are you God or a human being? For the sweet tidings brought by you to me, I will bestow a hundred thousand cows, hundred best villages, sixteen virgin women of good conduct as wives with earrings, with shapely noses, full moon like face, golden complexioned, decked with ornaments and rich women."

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Hanuman

FAQs

How does this verse reflect Satya (truth) as a virtue in the Ramayana?

Sita treats Hanuman’s spoken report as valuable precisely because it conveys true and reassuring news; truthful speech becomes worthy of honor and reward.

Is Sita’s promise of gifts consistent with Dharma in her situation?

Ethically, it expresses gratitude and recognition of service; narratively, it also underscores that righteous deeds and truthful messages deserve acknowledgement, even when circumstances prevent immediate fulfillment.