Shloka 8
रावण-प्रहस्त-हनूमद्वार्ता
Ravana and Prahasta Question Hanuman
यदि तावत्त्वमिन्द्रेण प्रेषितो रावणालयम्।तत्त्वमाख्याहि मा भूत्ते भयं वानर मोक्ष्यसे।।।।
yadi tāvat tvam indreṇa preṣito rāvaṇālayam |
tattvam ākhyāhi mā bhūt te bhayaṃ vānara mokṣyase ||
“നീ സത്യമായും ഇന്ദ്രൻ അയച്ചവനായി രാവണാലയത്തിലേക്കു വന്നതാണെങ്കിൽ, സത്യം പറയുക. ഹേ വാനരാ, ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ട; നിന്നെ മോചിപ്പിക്കും.”
"Have you came to the abode of Ravana sent by Indra? Speak the truth. Be not afraid.You will be released".
FAQs
Satya (truthfulness) is explicitly demanded, and fearlessness is encouraged—truth is best elicited without coercion.
Prahasta proposes one possibility (Indra’s mission) and asks Hanumān to state the truth, promising release.
Commitment to truth in discourse, paired with assurance (abhaya) to the speaker.