Shloka 21
हनूमत्सीतासंवादः
Hanuman’s Offer of Rescue and Sita’s Dharmic Refusal
अहं प्रस्रवणस्थाय राघवायाद्य मैथिलि।प्रापयिष्यामि शक्राय हव्यं हुतमिवानलः।।।।
ahaṃ prasravaṇasthāya rāghavāyādya maithili |
prāpayiṣyāmi śakrāya havyaṃ hutam ivānalaḥ ||
மைதிலியே! இன்று பிரஸ்ரவணத்தில் இருப்பவரான ராகவனிடம் உன்னை சேர்த்துவிடுவேன்—அக்னி, சக்ரனுக்கு (இந்திரனுக்கு) ஹுதமான ஹவ்யத்தை கொண்டு சேர்ப்பதுபோல.
"O Mythili! Just as oblations offered to the sacred fire goes to Indra, I shall offer you today to Rama waiting on the Prasravana mountain.
FAQs
Dharma as faithful mediation: Hanumān acts as a righteous messenger and deliverer, aligning action with sacred order—like fire fulfilling its ordained role of carrying offerings.
Hanumān reassures Sītā that he can reunite her with Rāma immediately, invoking a Vedic-style analogy to underscore certainty and sanctity.
Reliability and sacred-minded duty: Hanumān frames his rescue not as bravado but as an almost ritual certainty in service of Rāma and Sītā.