Shloka 171
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
अर्थसिद्ध्यै हरिश्रेष्ठ गच्छ सौम्य यथासुखम्।समानयस्व वैदेहीं राघवेण महात्मना।।।।
arthasiddhyai hariśreṣṭha gaccha saumya yathāsukham | samānayasva vaidehīṃ rāghaveṇa mahātmanā ||
ഹരിശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! ലക്ഷ്യസിദ്ധിക്കായി, സൗമ്യനേ, നിർഭയമായി സുഖപൂർവ്വം പോകുക; മഹാത്മാവായ രാഘവനോടു വൈദേഹിയെ വീണ്ടും ഒന്നിപ്പിച്ചു കൊണ്ടുവരിക.
"O noble vanara! proceed happily to achieve your purpose. Go and unite Vaidehi with the noble self, Raghava.
FAQs
Dharma here is faithful service to a righteous cause: the messenger is urged to complete the entrusted duty—reuniting Sītā with Rāma—without agitation, acting with steadiness and goodwill.
At the seashore, the Vānara elders dispatch Hanumān toward Laṅkā to find Sītā and enable her reunion with Rāma.
Hanumān’s mission-focused courage and disciplined calm—acting effectively while remaining composed and dutiful.