सीताहनूमद्भाषणम्
Sita Tests the Messenger; Hanuman Offers Reassurance
किन्नु स्याचित्तमोहोऽयं भवेद्वातगतिस्त्वियम्।।।।उन्मादजो विकारो वा स्यादियं मृगतृष्णिका।
kinnu syācittamoho 'yaṃ bhaved vātagatis tv iyam | unmādajo vikāro vā syād iyaṃ mṛgatṛṣṇikā ||
Vậy đây là gì—một cơn mê loạn của tâm trí chăng? Hay là khí phong nội thể rối động? Hay biến đổi do cuồng loạn sinh ra? Hay chỉ là ảo ảnh như mirage giữa sa mạc?
"Can this be a delusion of my mind or a mental imbalance (resulting in movement of the mind in the body). Is it a malady born of my madness? Or is it a mirage?
Dharma is intellectual honesty: Sītā recognizes the possibility of self-deception and tests her own perception, seeking satya rather than comforting illusion.
Overwhelmed by sudden hope, Sītā suspects her perception may be distorted—delusion, illness, madness, or mirage.
Sītā’s self-scrutiny and truth-seeking: she does not immediately trust her senses in a hostile environment.