Shloka 52
हनूमत्सीतासंवादः
Hanuman’s Offer of Rescue and Sita’s Dharmic Refusal
अथवा युध्यमानस्य पतेयं विमुखस्य ते।पतितां च गृहीत्वा मां नयेयुः पापराक्षसाः।।।।
athavā yudhyamānasya pateyaṃ vimukhasya te | patitāṃ ca gṛhītvā māṃ naye yuḥ pāparākṣasāḥ ||
अथवा युध्यमानस्य ते विमुखस्य अहं पतेयं; पतितां मां गृहीत्वा पापराक्षसाः पुनर्नयेयुः।
"Or else, while you are engaged in fighting and turn your attention the other way I might fall down and the sinful ogres may bear me away.
FAQs
Dharma requires safeguarding the vulnerable with certainty, not partial protection; Sītā highlights that a rescue that risks recapture fails its moral purpose.
Sītā describes a scenario where she falls during combat and is immediately re-seized by rākṣasas.
Protective wisdom—Sītā prioritizes secure deliverance over dramatic but risky action.