Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 31
सीताहनूमद्भाषणम्
Sita Tests the Messenger; Hanuman Offers Reassurance
स्थानक्रोधः प्रहर्ता च श्रेष्ठो लोके महारथः।बाहुच्छायामवष्टब्धो यस्य लोको महात्मनः।।।।
sthānakrodhaḥ prahartā ca śreṣṭho loke mahārathaḥ ।
bāhucchāyām avaṣṭabdho yasya loko mahātmanaḥ ॥
Kemurkaan baginda jatuh hanya pada tempatnya, dan baginda menghukum yang bersalah. Baginda ialah maharathi terunggul di dunia; di bawah lindungan lengan jiwa agung itu, dunia mendapat naungan.
"He shows anger to one who deserves it, he is the foremost charioteer of the world and he is a great self under the shadow of whose shoulders the whole world takes refuge.
FAQs
Just governance: anger and punishment are ethical only when directed appropriately—protecting the innocent and restraining wrongdoing.
Hanumān portrays Rāma as a protector-king whose disciplined force will secure Sītā and restore order.
Rāma’s measured justice—strength governed by restraint and responsibility.