Shloka 14
चूडामणि
दर्शनम् — Rama Receives Sita’s Token and Questions Hanuman
किमाह सीता हनुमंस्तत्त्वतः कथयाद्य मे।एतेन खलु जीविष्ये भेषजेनातुरो यथा।।।।
kim āha sītā hanumaṃs tattvataḥ kathaya adya me |
etena khalu jīviṣye bheṣajenāturo yathā ||
シーターは何と言ったのか。おおハヌマーンよ、真実を、今すぐ私に語ってくれ。それだけで私は生きられる――病人が薬によって支えられるように。
"Just as a cow fond of its calf begins to distil milk from its teats at the sight of the calf, so does my heart melt at the sight of this excellent jewel.
FAQs
Satya (truth) is central: Rāma explicitly asks for a factual report (tattvataḥ). Dharma here is truthful speech and reliable testimony in a crisis.
After receiving the token, Rāma urgently requests Sītā’s exact message from Hanumān, treating her words as life-giving.
Rāma’s trust in truth and his disciplined focus on authentic information as the basis for right action.