Shloka 32
लङ्कादाहानन्तरचिन्ता
Hanuman’s Post-Conflagration Self-Examination and Assurance of Sita’s Safety
दग्धेयं नगरी सर्वा साट्टप्राकारतोरणा।जानकी न च दग्धेति विस्मयोऽद्भुत एव नः।।।।
dagdheyam nagarī sarvā sāṭṭa-prākāra-toraṇā | jānakī na ca dagdheti vismayo 'dbhuta eva naḥ ||
Nasunog ang buong lungsod—pati ang mga pader at tarangkahan; ngunit si Janakī ay hindi nasunog. Tunay na ito’y isang kahanga-hangang pagkamangha para sa amin.
'The city with its towering markets, ramparts and portals is burnt, but Janaki is not. It is really wonderful, strange !
FAQs
Dharma shields the innocent: even amid widespread destruction, the righteous person is preserved, underscoring moral order beyond mere physical causality.
As Lanka burns, the celestial observers marvel that Sita remains unharmed.
Sita’s purity and dharma-steadfastness, presented as the reason she is not consumed.