Shloka 5
हनूमत्सीतासंवादः
Hanumān–Sītā Dialogue and Identity Verification
सुराणामसुराणां वा नागगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्।यक्षाणां किन्नराणां वा का त्वं भवसि शोभने।।।।
surāṇām asurāṇāṃ vā nāgagandharvarakṣasām | yakṣāṇāṃ kinnarāṇāṃ vā kā tvaṃ bhavasi śobhane ||
सुराणाम् असुराणां वा नागगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्। यक्षाणां किन्नराणां वा का त्वं भवसि शोभने॥
"O noble lady, are you a goddess or a demoness, a naga, a gandharva, a rakshasa, a yaksha or a kinnera?
FAQs
Dharma as prudent discernment: Hanumān seeks truthful identification, recognizing the moral necessity of certainty before acting in an enemy domain.
Hanumān, struck by Sītā’s radiance and distress, considers whether she might be a divine or otherworldly being and asks her directly.
Caution guided by reason—Hanumān’s investigative mindset in service of Rāma’s mission.