Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
हनूमानुवाच । दुर्जातोऽहं वृथा राम लोके क्लेशाय केवलम् । खिन्नोऽस्मि बहुशो देव राक्षसैः क्रूरकर्मभिः
hanūmānuvāca | durjāto'haṃ vṛthā rāma loke kleśāya kevalam | khinno'smi bahuśo deva rākṣasaiḥ krūrakarmabhiḥ
Hanūmān berkata: “Wahai Rāma, aku seakan lahir dengan nasib buruk; di dunia ini aku sia-sia, seolah-olah hanya untuk membawa kesusahan. Wahai Dewa, para rākṣasa yang kejam perbuatannya telah berkali-kali melemahkan diriku.”
Hanūmān
Tirtha: Setukṣetra / Rāmeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rāma (dharma-jña)
Scene: Close, emotionally charged scene: Hanūmān speaks with trembling intensity, eyes moist, hands partly folded; Rāma listens with compassionate steadiness; the sea and the sand-liṅga shrine remain in the background as silent witnesses.
FAQs
The devotee’s heart may fall into self-blame, yet such honesty becomes the doorway to dharmic correction and renewed grace.
The Setu–Rāmeśvaram episode forms the sacred setting, where Rāma’s worship establishes the tīrtha’s fame.
No direct prescription; the verse expresses the psychological strain of service amid conflict.
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