Shloka 17
पुष्पकविमानदर्शनम्
The Vision of the Pushpaka and Lanka’s Jewel-like Mansions
ततस्तदा बहुविधभावितात्मनः कृतात्मनो जनकसुतां सुवर्त्मनः।अपश्यतोऽभवदतिदुःखितं मनः सुचक्षुषः प्रविचरतो महात्मनः।।5.7.17।।
tatas tadā bahuvidha-bhāvita-ātmanaḥ kṛtātmano janaka-sutāṃ su-vartmanaḥ | apaśyato 'bhavad ati-duḥkhitaṃ manaḥ su-cakṣuṣaḥ pravicarato mahātmanaḥ ||
そのとき、多くの可能性を思い巡らし、自らを律し、正しき道を守る、眼差し鋭い大いなる魂の者が、ジャナカの娘を見いだせぬまま巡り歩くうちに、その心はこの上なく苦しみに満たされた。
Unable to find Sita, the disciplined and foresighted Hanuman, who always kept the righteous path, felt distressed while moving about, his mind oppressed by all kinds of thought.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē saptamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the seventh sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma is perseverance in righteous duty: even when results are not immediate, the disciplined person continues the search without abandoning truth or purpose.
Hanumān continues roaming through the city, thinking through many possibilities, but still does not find Sītā, and his distress increases.
Kṛtātmatā (self-mastery) and su-vartman (commitment to the righteous path), sustained under emotional strain.