Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 37
हनुमता सीतासंवादोपायचिन्ता
Hanuman’s Deliberation on How to Address Sita
भूताश्चार्था विनश्यन्ति देशकालविरोधिताः।।।।विक्लबं दूतमासाद्य तमः सूर्योदये यथा।
bhūtāś cārthā vinaśyanti deśakālavirodhitāḥ | viklabaṃ dūtam āsādya tamaḥ sūryodaye yathā ||
たとえ確かな企ても、場所と時が逆らえば滅びる。ましてや狼狽した使者に頼るならなおさらだ——闇が日の出とともに消えるように。
"Even well planned diplomatic missions fail like darkness dispelled at Sunrise if the messenger is confused and if the place and time are not propitious for them.
FAQs
Dharma in action includes deśa-kāla (appropriateness of place and time) and fitness of the agent; even righteous aims fail without proper execution.
Hanumān reminds himself that the success of contacting Sītā depends on choosing the right moment and manner, and not behaving like a shaken or confused envoy.
Professional competence and composure—qualities essential to a dhārmic messenger.