सीताहनूमद्भाषणम्
Sita Tests the Messenger; Hanuman Offers Reassurance
किन्नु स्याचित्तमोहोऽयं भवेद्वातगतिस्त्वियम्।।।।उन्मादजो विकारो वा स्यादियं मृगतृष्णिका।
kinnu syācittamoho 'yaṃ bhaved vātagatis tv iyam | unmādajo vikāro vā syād iyaṃ mṛgatṛṣṇikā ||
അപ്പോൾ ഇത് എന്താകാം? മനസ്സിന്റെ മോഹമോ? അകത്തെ വാതങ്ങളുടെ ഗതിയിൽ ഉണ്ടായ കലക്കമോ? ഉന്മാദജന്യമായ വികാരമോ? അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇത് വെറും മൃഗതൃഷ്ണ—മരുഭ്രമമോ?
"Can this be a delusion of my mind or a mental imbalance (resulting in movement of the mind in the body). Is it a malady born of my madness? Or is it a mirage?
Dharma is intellectual honesty: Sītā recognizes the possibility of self-deception and tests her own perception, seeking satya rather than comforting illusion.
Overwhelmed by sudden hope, Sītā suspects her perception may be distorted—delusion, illness, madness, or mirage.
Sītā’s self-scrutiny and truth-seeking: she does not immediately trust her senses in a hostile environment.