Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 42
हनुमता सीतासंवादोपायचिन्ता
Hanuman’s Deliberation on How to Address Sita
इक्ष्वाकूणां वरिष्ठस्य रामस्य विदितात्मनः।।।।शुभानि धर्मयुक्तानि वचनानि समर्पयन्।श्रावयिष्यामि सर्वाणि मधुरां प्रब्रुवन् गिरम्।।।।श्रद्धास्यति यथाहीयं तथा सर्वं समादधे।
ikṣvākūṇāṃ variṣṭhasya rāmasya viditātmanaḥ |
śubhāni dharmayuktāni vacanāni samarpayan |
śrāvayiṣyāmi sarvāṇi madhurāṃ prabruvan giram |
śraddhāsyati yathā hīyaṃ tathā sarvaṃ samādadhe ||
私は彼女に、イクシュヴァーク族の最勝者にして自制を備え真理を知るラーマに関する、吉祥でダルマにかなう言葉を捧げよう。甘美な声でことごとく聞かせ、彼女が私を信じるようにし、すべてを余すところなく伝えるのだ。
"The moon-faced Sita had never experienced sorrow before. She sees no end to her sorrow and suffering. I will console her.
FAQs
Speech itself must be dharma-yukta: truthful, auspicious, and appropriately delivered. Hanumān aims to communicate Rāma’s message in a way that is both ethically sound (satya) and emotionally healing.
Having decided to approach Sītā, Hanumān plans how to speak: he will praise and describe Rāma with words aligned to dharma and in a sweet tone so Sītā will trust him.
Vāk-saṃyama and upāya-kauśalya (disciplined, skillful speech): Hanumān combines truth with gentle delivery to build trust.