Hanuman who from his perch in the Simsapa had watched the abuse of Sita by the rakshasa women, who had heard Trijata's narration of her dream also, saw the noble consort of Rama. Beholding the celestial beauty, which seemed to have descended from the garden groves of the gods, he was ecstatic! "I have found her" he exulted. I have found her for whom countless vanaras search the four corners of the earth.Roaming all over Lanka, invisible to the inquisitive and hiding from the harmful, I have discretely gathered much information. I have seen the ways of the rakshasas, of how they live their lives and I have seen the power and might of Ravana, their king. I must now console Janaki. I cannot go back without speaking to her and consoling her. Rama will give up his life, the moment he hears of Sita being alone and unprotected in Lanka. Uneasy about speaking to her in the presence of her dreaded guard and unwilling to remain silent Hanuman fell into a dilemma. Debating within himself about, the wisdom of conversing with Sita he said "Speaking to her in the open I will probably court detection and death. Dead, I will be of no use to Rama, for no one knows where Sita is and none can leap across the sea to reach Lanka. I can surely vanquish these demons, but wearied after warring, I may not be able to reach the safety of the other shore. The wise never attempt with certainty, that, of which they are not certain, so I shall desist from fighting them". Viewing and eliminating the many ways of communicating with Sita, Hanuman also fell into a quandary about the language. "I can talk to her in Sanskrit, but Sita may wonder at a monkey's knowledge of it! She may even be alarmed suspecting me to be Ravana, who can change his form at will. I will speak to her in the language of the humans". Wanting to make sure that Sita in her despair would not end her life, he decided to softly sing of Rama, to soothe and lull her fears.
Summary
Hanuman who from his perch in the Simsapa had watched the abuse of Sita by the rakshasa women, who had heard Trijata's narration of her dream also, saw the noble consort of Rama. Beholding the celestial beauty, which seemed to have descended from the garden groves of the gods, he was ecstatic! "I have found her" he exulted. I have found her for whom countless vanaras search the four corners of the earth.Roaming all over Lanka, invisible to the inquisitive and hiding from the harmful, I have discretely gathered much information. I have seen the ways of the rakshasas, of how they live their lives and I have seen the power and might of Ravana, their king. I must now console Janaki. I cannot go back without speaking to her and consoling her. Rama will give up his life, the moment he hears of Sita being alone and unprotected in Lanka. Uneasy about speaking to her in the presence of her dreaded guard and unwilling to remain silent Hanuman fell into a dilemma. Debating within himself about, the wisdom of conversing with Sita he said "Speaking to her in the open I will probably court detection and death. Dead, I will be of no use to Rama, for no one knows where Sita is and none can leap across the sea to reach Lanka. I can surely vanquish these demons, but wearied after warring, I may not be able to reach the safety of the other shore. The wise never attempt with certainty, that, of which they are not certain, so I shall desist from fighting them". Viewing and eliminating the many ways of communicating with Sita, Hanuman also fell into a quandary about the language. "I can talk to her in Sanskrit, but Sita may wonder at a monkey's knowledge of it! She may even be alarmed suspecting me to be Ravana, who can change his form at will. I will speak to her in the language of the humans". Wanting to make sure that Sita in her despair would not end her life, he decided to softly sing of Rama, to soothe and lull her fears.