Shloka 40
सीताहनूमद्भाषणम्
Sita Tests the Messenger; Hanuman Offers Reassurance
कृत्वा मूर्ध्नि पदन्यासं रावणस्य दुरात्मनः।त्वां द्रष्टुमुपयातोऽहं समाश्रित्य पराक्रमम्।।।।
kṛtvā mūrdhni padanyāsaṁ rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ | tvāṁ draṣṭum upayāto 'haṁ samāśritya parākramam ||
ദുരാത്മനായ രാവണന്റെ ശിരസ്സിന്മേൽ പാദം വെച്ചതുപോലെ; എന്റെ പരാക്രമത്തെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് ഞാൻ നിന്നെ ദർശിക്കാൻ വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.
"Setting my foot with my valour on the head of the cruel-minded Ravana, using my valour, I came here to see you.
FAQs
Dharma is fearless opposition to adharma—Hanuman’s mission asserts that tyranny (Rāvaṇa’s wrongdoing) is not to be accepted as invincible.
Hanuman emphasizes the success of his infiltration and his fearless stance while reassuring Sītā of imminent deliverance.
Hanuman’s heroic confidence anchored in service to a righteous cause, not personal aggression.