Shloka 14
नमोऽस्तु वाचस्पतये सवज्रिणे स्वयंभुवे चैव हुताशनाय च।अनेन चोक्तं यदिदं ममाग्रतो वनौकसा तच्छ तथास्तु नान्यथा।।।।
namo ’stu vācaspataye savajriṇe svayaṁbhuve caiva hutāśanāya ca |
anena coktaṁ yad idaṁ mamāgrato vanaukasā tac ca tathāstu nānyathā ||
Salam hormat kepada Bṛhaspati, kepada Indra pemegang wajra, kepada Brahmā yang lahir dari diri-Nya sendiri, dan kepada Agni sang Hutāśana. Semoga apa yang diucapkan penghuni rimba ini di hadapanku menjadi benar—demikianlah adanya, bukan selain itu.
Looking here and there, she saw a monkey with a large, curved face, an obedient servant and a minister of the monkey-lord, the foremost among the intelligentia and the son of the Wind-god.
FAQs
Satya is explicitly central: Sītā prays that the messenger’s words be true, aligning hope with divine witness and moral truth rather than mere emotion.
After doubting her perceptions, Sītā turns to prayer, invoking deities connected with speech, authority, creation, and sacred fire, asking that Hanumān’s message be सत्य.
Sītā’s reverence and integrity—her hope is disciplined by prayer for truth.