रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च
Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation
रावणं वा वधिष्यामि दशग्रीवं महाबलम्।।।।काममस्तु हृता सीता प्रत्याचीर्णं भविष्यति।
rāvaṇaṃ vā vadhiṣyāmi daśagrīvaṃ mahābalam |
kāmam astu hṛtā sītā pratyācīrṇaṃ bhaviṣyati ||
یا میں راون، اُس مہابلی دَشگریو کو قتل کر دوں گا۔ سچ ہے سیتا اغوا کی گئی ہے؛ مگر یہ (اُس کی موت) مناسب بدلہ ہوگا، اور میرا مقصد پورا ہو جائے گا۔
"I will kill Ravana, this mighty, ten-headed demon. Sita was indeed carried away by him. This (killing him) can be a fitting reply to his evil action. My desire would be fulfilled.
Justice against adharma: Hanuman considers decisive action against the wrongdoer; wrongdoing (Sītā’s abduction) calls for a dharmic response that protects the innocent.
From despair, Hanuman pivots to an aggressive contingency—killing Rāvaṇa—as a ‘fitting reply’ to the crime.
Valor aligned with righteousness: anger is redirected into the idea of punishing adharma rather than self-destruction.