Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 10
सुन्दरकाण्डे एकत्रिंशः सर्गः
Hanuman’s Sweet Address to Sita and Sita’s Recognition
जनस्थानवधं श्रुत्वा हतौ च खरदूषणौ।ततस्त्वमर्षापहृता जानकी रावणेन तु।।।।वञ्चयित्वा वने रामं मृगरूपेण मायया।
janasthānavadhaṃ śrutvā hatau ca kharadūṣaṇau |
tatas tvam amarṣāpahṛtā jānakī rāvaṇena tu ||
vañcayitvā vane rāmaṃ mṛgarūpeṇa māyayā |
ஜனஸ்தானத்தில் நடந்த வதத்தையும், கரன்–தூஷணன் கொல்லப்பட்டதையும் கேட்டு, கோபத்தில் மூழ்கிய ராவணன் மாயையால் மான் உருவம் கொண்டு காட்டில் ஸ்ரீராமனை ஏமாற்றி; பின்னர் ஹே ஜானகீ, உன்னை அபகரித்தான்.
After deliberating in several ways the great Hanuman spoke these sweet words to Vaidehi:
FAQs
Adharma is marked by deceit and rage: Rāvaṇa’s abduction is framed as arising from amarṣa (resentful anger) and accomplished through māyā (deception), opposed to satya and dharma.
Hanumān recounts to Sītā the causal chain leading to her abduction: the Jana-sthāna battle, Rāvaṇa’s anger, the deer-illusion, and the kidnapping.
Hanumān’s fidelity to truth and clarity: he narrates events accurately to build trust and orient Sītā within the larger moral narrative.