Shloka 34
हनूमदुपदेशः रावणस्य च कोपः
Hanuman’s Counsel to Ravana and Ravana’s Wrath
यां सीतेत्यभिजानासि येयं तिष्ठति ते वशे।।।।कालरात्रीति तां विद्धि सर्वलङ्काविनाशिनीम्।
yāṃ sītety abhijānāsi yeyaṃ tiṣṭhati te vaśe; kālarātrīti tāṃ viddhi sarvalaṅkāvināśinīm.
यां त्वं ‘सीता’ इति अभिजानासि, या च इदानीं तव वशे तिष्ठति—तां ‘कालरात्रि’ इति विद्धि, या सर्वलङ्कायाः विनाशिनी।
"Sita who is under your custody is no ordinary lady. She is indeed the dark night of dissolution, destroyer of entire Lanka. Know this.
FAQs
Dishonoring a virtuous person invites ruin; dharma protects the innocent and turns their suffering into the downfall of the oppressor.
Hanuman reframes Sita not as a helpless captive but as a cosmic force whose violation will precipitate Lanka’s destruction.
Sita’s inner power rooted in purity and steadfast righteousness, portrayed as spiritually and morally invincible.