Shloka 32
सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory
क्लिश्यन्तीम् पतिदेवांत्वामशोकवनिकांगताम् ।।6.116.31।।घोररूपसमाचाराःक्रूराःक्रूरतरेक्षणाः ।इहश्रुतामयादेवि राक्षस्योविकृताननाः ।।6.116.32।।असकृत्परुषैर्वाक्यैर्वद्नत्योरावणाज्ञया ।
kliśyantīm patidevāṁ tvām aśokavanikāṁ gatām ॥6.116.31॥
ghorarūpasamācārāḥ krūrāḥ krūratarekṣaṇāḥ |
iha śrutā mayā devi rākṣasyo vikṛtānanāḥ ॥6.116.32॥
asakṛt paruṣair vākyair vadantyo rāvaṇājñayā |
ദേവീ! പതിദേവതയായി നീ അശോകവനികയിൽ കൊണ്ടുപോയശേഷം എങ്ങനെ പീഡിക്കപ്പെട്ടുവെന്ന് ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ കേട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. ഭയങ്കര രൂപവും ആചാരവും ഉള്ള, ക്രൂരയും അതിഭീകരദൃഷ്ടിയുമുള്ള, വികൃതമുഖങ്ങളായ രാക്ഷസിമാർ രാവണന്റെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും കഠിനവചനങ്ങളാൽ നിന്നെ ഉപദ്രവിച്ചു.
"O Devi! You, who were so devoted to your husband, were tormented in Asoka grove earlier. These cruel Rakshasas of hideous conduct, of fierce and distorted forms with terrible eyes addressing you in harsh words by Ravana's order, were heard by me."
FAQs
Rama explicitly acknowledges (satya) Sita’s suffering and the cruelty she endured, grounding his response in truthful recognition of facts; at the same time, the larger context frames his concern with dharma—public righteousness and moral order—while affirming Sita’s fidelity (patidevatā).
They are the female demon-guards in Lanka who, under Rāvaṇa’s command, repeatedly harass Sita with harsh words; their conduct highlights adharma (cruelty and coercion) in contrast to Sita’s steadfastness in dharma and satya.