Shloka 35
लङ्कादर्शनं तथा रात्रौ सूक्ष्मरूपेण प्रवेशोपायचिन्तनम्
Vision of Lanka and Strategy for Nocturnal Entry
लक्ष्यालक्ष्येण रूपेण रात्रौ लङ्का पुरी मया।प्रवेष्टुं प्राप्तकालं मे कृत्यं साधयितुं महत्।।।।
lakṣyālakṣyeṇa rūpeṇa rātrau laṅkā purī mayā | praveṣṭuṃ prāptakālaṃ me kṛtyaṃ sādhayituṃ mahat ||
ಈ ಮಹತ್ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಈಗ ಸಮಯ ಬಂದಿದೆ; ರಾತ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಲಂಕಾಪುರಿಗೆ ನಾನು ಕಾಣುವಂತೆಯೂ ಕಾಣದಂತೆಯೂ ಇರುವ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿ—ಯಾರಿಗೂ ತಿಳಿಯದೆ—ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಬೇಕು.
'To accomplish this great task I will have to assume an inconspicious form and enter the city of Lanka in the night as that is the appropriate time.
FAQs
Dharma aligns timing and method with truth and protection: a righteous goal may require quiet, non-harmful entry to prevent needless violence and safeguard Sita.
Hanuman resolves to take an inconspicuous form and enter Lanka by night to search effectively for Sita.
Self-control and strategic devotion—he chooses stealth over display so the mission succeeds with minimal risk.