Shloka 15
हनूमत्संवादः / Hanuman’s Diplomatic Approach to Rama and Lakshmana
उभौ योग्यावहं मन्ये रक्षितुं पृथिवीमिमाम्।ससागरवनां कृत्स्नां विन्ध्यमेरुविभूषिताम्।।
ubhau yogyāv ahaṃ manye rakṣituṃ pṛthivīm imām |
sa-sāgara-vanāṃ kṛtsnāṃ vindhya-meru-vibhūṣitām || 4.3.15 ||
Inaakala kong kayong dalawa ay kapwa karapat-dapat na mag-ingat sa buong daigdig na ito—kasama ang mga dagat at kagubatan—na pinalalamutian ng mga bundok na gaya ng Vindhya at Meru.
'To me, you both deserve to rule the entire earth encompassed by seas and forests and adorned with mountains like Vindhya and Meru.
FAQs
Rājadharma as protection: the legitimacy of kingship is measured by the capacity and commitment to safeguard the whole realm, not by luxury—rule is a duty of guardianship.
Hanumān, impressed by the princes’ power and nobility, asserts their fitness to protect the earth, heightening the mystery of why they live as forest-dwellers.
Hanumān’s recognition of protective strength aligned with dharma—he frames power as responsibility to guard the world.