Shloka 20
द्वादशः सर्गः — हनूमतः अन्तःपुरविचयः
Hanuman’s Search Through Ravana’s Inner Apartments
रूपेणाप्रतिमा लोके वरा विद्याधरस्त्रियः।दृष्टा हनुमता तत्र न तु राघवनन्दिनी।।।।
rūpeṇāpratimā loke varā vidyādharastriyaḥ |
dṛṣṭā hanumatā tatra na tu rāghavanandinī ||
तत्र हनुमान् लोके रूपेणाप्रतिमाः श्रेष्ठा विद्याधरस्त्रियः अपश्यत्; किन्तु राघवनन्दिनीं न ददर्श।
Hanuman could see even the women of vidyadharas who were matchless in beauty among women in the world but not Janaki the beloved of Raghava.
FAQs
Right priorities: external beauty is irrelevant to dharmic duty; Hanumān remains committed to finding Sītā alone.
While searching, Hanumān notices extraordinarily beautiful celestial women, but Sītā is still absent.
Self-control and fidelity to purpose—he is not swayed by attraction or wonder.