Shloka 69
रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च
Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation
क्षुद्रेण पापेन नृशंसकर्मणा सुदारुणालङ्कृतवेषधारिणा।बलाभिभूता ह्यबला तपस्विनी कथं नु मे दृष्टिपथेऽद्य सा भवेत्।।।।
kṣudreṇa pāpena nṛśaṃsa-karmaṇā sudāruṇālaṅkṛta-veṣa-dhāriṇā | balābhibhūtā hy abalā tapasvinī kathaṃ nu me dṛṣṭi-pathe 'dya sā bhavet ||
اس حقیر گناہگار، سنگ دل کردار والے، نہایت ہولناک آرائش و بھیس دھارنے والے کے زور سے مغلوب وہ ناتواں، دکھ سہتی، تپسوی سی بانو—آج کیسے میری نگاہ کے دائرے میں آ سکے گی؟
"How will I set my eyes on that gentle, frail and suffering thing now, who has been abducted by that mean, cruel sinner of dreadful look?"ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে সুন্দরকাণ্ডে ত্রযোদশস্সর্গঃ৷Thus ends the thirteenth sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
The verse contrasts dharma and adharma: Sītā’s chastity and spiritual endurance (tapasvinī) stand against Rāvaṇa’s sinful coercion, highlighting that unrighteous force cannot create rightful possession.
Hanumān, still unable to locate Sītā, reflects that she is held by Rāvaṇa through violence and intimidation, and wonders how she could appear before him.
Compassionate vigilance—Hanumān’s concern for Sītā’s vulnerability and his moral clarity in naming Rāvaṇa’s conduct as cruel and sinful.