Shloka 19
हनूमत्सीतासंवादः
Hanumān–Sītā Dialogue and Identity Verification
तस्मिन्सम्भ्रियमाणे तु राघवस्याभिषेचने।।।।कैकयी नाम भर्तारं देवी वचनमब्रवीत्।
tasmin sambhriyamāṇe tu rāghavasyābhiṣecane |
kaikeyī nāma bhartāraṃ devī vacanam abravīt ||
तस्मिन् राघवस्याभिषेचने सम्भ्रियमाणे कैकेयी नाम देवी भर्तारं वचनम् अब्रवीत्॥
"While preparations for the coronation were on, queen Kaikeyi said to her husband:
FAQs
The verse frames a moral turning-point: speech (vāc) can uphold dharma or destabilize it; what is said at critical moments can redirect destiny.
During the coronation preparations, Kaikeyī approaches Daśaratha and begins the demand that will lead to Rama’s exile.
Implicitly, the contrast between righteous intention (coronation) and disruptive counsel; it prepares for the later emphasis on Daśaratha’s truth-bound nature.