Shloka 20
हनुमता सीतासंवादोपायचिन्ता
Hanuman’s Deliberation on How to Address Sita
सेयमालोक्य मे रूपं जानकी भाषितं तथा।।।।रक्षोभिस्त्रासिता पूर्वं भूयस्त्रासं गमिष्यति।
seyam ālokya me rūpaṃ jānakī bhāṣitaṃ tathā | rakṣobhis trāsitā pūrvaṃ bhūyas trāsaṃ gamiṣyati ||
ഈ ജാനകി—മുമ്പേ രാക്ഷസന്മാരാൽ ഭീതയായവൾ—എന്റെ രൂപം കണ്ടും അങ്ങനെ ഞാൻ സംസാരിക്കുന്നത് കേട്ടും വീണ്ടും ഭയത്തിലേക്ക് വീഴാം.
"Since Janaki has already been frightened by the demons, she will be even more terrified seeing me in this form and hearing me speaking this way.
FAQs
Dharma as non-harm through sensitivity: one must account for a victim’s prior fear and avoid actions that re-traumatize, even unintentionally.
Hanumān recognizes that Sītā’s past terror in Laṅkā makes her especially likely to panic at unfamiliar appearances or unexpected speech.
Psychological insight and compassion—he safeguards Sītā’s emotional state as part of righteous conduct.