लङ्काप्रवेशः
Hanuman Enters Lanka and Encounters Laṅkā-devatā
अहं राक्षसराजस्य रावणस्य महात्मनः।आज्ञाप्रतीक्षा दुर्धर्षा रक्षामि नगरीमिमाम्।।।।
ahaṃ rākṣasa-rājasya rāvaṇasya mahātmanaḥ | ājñā-pratīkṣā durdharṣā rakṣāmi nagarīm imām ||
میں، راکشسوں کے راجا مہاتما راون کے حکم کی منتظر، نہایت ہیبت ناک ہوں؛ اور اسی نگری کی نگہبانی کرتی ہوں۔
"In obedience to the orders of the great demon king, Ravana, I am protecting this unassailable city.
Kartavya (duty): the guardian frames her role as protection in obedience to authority—raising the Ramayana’s recurring question of when duty to a ruler aligns (or conflicts) with higher dharma.
Laṅkā-devatā identifies herself and states her mandate to guard the city under Rāvaṇa’s command.
Discipline in assigned role (though morally complicated by serving an adharmic ruler).