सीतावृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् / Report of Sītā’s Condition and Tokens of Recognition
समुद्रं लङ्घयित्वाहं शतयोजनमायतम्।।।।अगच्छं जानकीं सीतां मार्गमाणो दिदृक्षया।
samudraṃ laṅghayitvāhaṃ śatayojanam āyatam |
agacchaṃ jānakīṃ sītāṃ mārgamāṇo didṛkṣayā |
നൂറു യോജന വ്യാപ്തിയുള്ള സമുദ്രം ചാടിക്കടന്ന്, ദർശനലാലസയോടെ ഞാൻ ജാനകീ സീതയെ തേടി മുന്നേറി.
Hearing of Sita alive and not harmed, Rama asked the vanaras, 'How is Sita? How is she disposed to me? Tell me everything'.
Selfless service (sevā) in dharma: Hanuman undertakes hardship to fulfill Rama’s righteous purpose and to restore justice.
Hanuman begins his first-person account: he crossed the ocean to search for and see Sita.
Courage and resolve guided by devotion—Hanuman’s strength is directed toward a righteous aim.