“This lady knows the resolve of Rama and the intelligent Lakshmana, so she is not very agitated, like Mother Ganga at the onset of the rainy season.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 16.4) rāmasya vyavasāyajñā lakṣmaṇasya ca dhīmataḥ | na… Read More ›
“If even the respectable Sita, who is dear to Lakshmana’s elder brother, who was trained well by His superiors, can be struck by distress, then the influence of time is indeed insurmountable.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 16.3) mānyā guru… Read More ›
“If even the respectable Sita, who is dear to Lakshmana’s elder brother, who was trained well by His superiors, can be struck by distress, then the influence of time is indeed insurmountable.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 16.3) mānyā guru… Read More ›
“Having reflected for a moment, the powerful Hanuman, with eyes overflowing with tears, lamented over Sita.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 16.2) sa muhūrtam iva dhyātvā bāṣpa paryākulekṣaṇaḥ | sītām āśritya tejasvī hanumān vilalāpa ha || Is it okay for a… Read More ›
“Having praised Sita, who is praiseworthy, and Rama, who is particularly dear because of His virtues, that foremost among monkeys again began to think.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 16.1) praśasya tu praśastavyām sītām tām hari pungavaḥ | guṇa abhirāmam rāmam… Read More ›
“Indeed, the mighty-armed Rama has done a most impossible task in being able to live for even a moment being separated from this intoxicating lady, Sita.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.53) duṣkaram kurute rāmo imām matta kāśinīm | sītām… Read More ›
“This golden-hued good and virtuous lady must be the dear queen of Rama. Though He is separated from her, she has not departed His heart.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.48) iyam kanaka varṇa angī rāmasya mahiṣī priyā | pranaṣṭā… Read More ›
“This golden-hued good and virtuous lady must be the dear queen of Rama. Though He is separated from her, she has not departed His heart.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.48) iyam kanaka varṇa angī rāmasya mahiṣī priyā | pranaṣṭā… Read More ›
“Whatever ornaments Rama previously spoke of Hanuman saw on Vaidehi’s body, beautifying her limbs.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.41) vaidehyā yāni ca angeṣu tadā rāmo anvakīrtayat | tāni ābharaṇa jālāni gātra śobhīni alakṣayat || The innocent princess of Videha did… Read More ›
“After seeing that wide-eyed, irreproachable daughter of the king, he understood her to be Sita based on the various indications.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.40) tām samīkṣya viśāla akṣīm rāja putrīm aninditām | tarkayām āsa sītā iti kāraṇaiḥ upapādayan ||… Read More ›