Valmiki Ramayana 5.39.4 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 4
अभिज्ञानमणि
प्रदानम् — The Signet Jewel as Proof and the Consolation of Sita
त्वमस्मिन्कार्यनिर्योगे प्रमाणं हरिसत्तम।हनुमन्यत्नमास्थाय दुःखक्षयकरो भव।।।।तस्य चिन्तयतो यत्नो दुःखक्षयकरो भवेत्।
tvam asmin kārya-niryoge pramāṇaṃ hari-sattama |
hanuman yatnam āsthāya duḥkha-kṣaya-karo bhava ||
tasya cintayato yatno duḥkha-kṣaya-karo bhavet |
اے بندروں میں سب سے برتر! اس کارِ مہم کی انجام دہی میں تم ہی حجّتِ قاطع ہو۔ اے ہنومان! عزم کے ساتھ کوشش اختیار کرو اور میرے دکھ کو مٹانے والے بنو؛ کیونکہ جو سوچتا اور سعی کرتا ہے، اسی کی وہ سعی غم کے زوال کا سبب بن جاتی ہے۔
"If I have managed to come here, why not the other powerful ones? The superior leaders are not sent (as messengers). Only ordinary ones like me are.
FAQs
Dharma here is steadfast responsibility: one should undertake a righteous task with thoughtful effort, because sincere striving itself becomes the means to remove suffering.
In Laṅkā, Sītā speaks to Hanumān, urging him to take initiative and successfully carry out the mission of contacting Rāma and enabling her rescue.
Hanumān’s virtue of purposeful effort (utsāha) guided by discernment—acting decisively, not passively, in service of a righteous cause.
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