“As Sita was not decorated, with difficulty Hanuman could recognize her, like understanding a text which has gotten a different meaning due to a lack of purity.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.39) duhkhena bubudhe sītām hanumān analamkṛtām | samskāreṇa yathā… Read More ›
“Sita had eyes like lotus petals and beauty like that of Rati, the consort of Cupid. She was beloved of the whole world like the radiance of the full moon.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.30) sītām padma palāśa akṣīm manmathasya… Read More ›
“The form of this woman looks just like the form of that woman who was seen previously being carried away by that Rakshasa, who could take any form he likes.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.27) hriyamāṇā tadā tena rakṣasā… Read More ›
“…deserving only of happiness and unaccustomed to misfortune, (She was) tormented by grief.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.25) sukha arhām duhkha samtaptām vyasanānām akodivām | tām samīkṣya viśāla akṣīm adhikam malinām kṛśām || You think you have it bad. The… Read More ›
“Dressed in a single yellow garment, made of the best cloth, but which was in a bad condition, covered with dirt and without any ornaments, she resembled a lotus pond devoid of lotuses.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.21) pītena ekena… Read More ›
“She had a beautiful splendor that was barely discernible, like a flame of a fire enveloped in smoke.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.20) manda prakhyāyamānena rūpeṇa rucira prabhām | pinaddhām dhūma jālena śikhām iva vibhāvasoḥ || Such is the nature… Read More ›
“Then Hanuman saw a woman wearing a soiled garment, who was surrounded by female Rakshasas. She was thin from fasting, extremely sad and sighing again and again. Hanuman saw that she was spotless like the streak of the moon at… Read More ›
“Thinking thus, the great-soul Hanuman, waiting for the wife of the king of men, hiding himself in many flowers and dense leaves on that tree, strictly observed and looked at everything.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.52) evam tu matvā hanumān… Read More ›
“If that devi, who has a face that resembles the lord of stars, the moon, still lives, then certainly she will come to this river of auspicious water.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.51) yadi jivati sā devī tārā adhipa… Read More ›
“This beautiful Ashoka grove is certainly befitting the beautiful and cherished wife of Rama, the king of kings.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.50) tasyāḥ ca api anurūpeyam aśoka vanikā śubhā | śubhā yā pārthiva indrasya patnī rāmasya sammitā ||… Read More ›