Shloka 38
अशोकवनिकायां सीतादर्शनम्
Sita Seen in the Ashoka Grove
तस्य संदिदिहे बुद्धिर्मुहुः सीतां निरीक्ष्य तु।आम्नायानामयोगेन विद्यां प्रशिथिलामिव।।।।
tasya saṃdidihe buddhir muhuḥ sītāṃ nirīkṣya tu | āmnāyānām ayogena vidyāṃ praśithilām iva ||
Walau berkali-kali memandang Sītā, buddhinya tetap bimbang; laksana vidyā dari tradisi suci yang mengendur karena tiada latihan dan pengamalan.
Hanuman did recognise Sita after looking at her carefully again and again even as one is able to make out knowledge of shastric-lore forgotten with lapse of time and lack of practice.
FAQs
Dharma values careful verification aligned with Satya: Hanumān does not act on haste; he seeks certainty before speaking or intervening.
Hanumān, seeing Sītā’s changed appearance from suffering, momentarily doubts and re-checks to confirm her identity.
Prudence and truth-seeking—Hanumān’s disciplined caution before action.