Sita's decision to remain in Lanka pleased Hanuman who knew that it was her nobility that had spoken. A chaste lady her thoughts and beliefs not only matched her feminine traits, but also her nature as a woman of virtue and as devoted wife. He begged pardon of Sita for trying to hurry her away from Lanka, "In my anxiety to put an end to Rama's grief as quickly as possible I hurried you." Hanuman then requested Sita to give him a token as proof of him having met her and Sita said, "The best token is this message. Do convey it to Rama as if I were narrating it to him myself!" "One day at Chitrakoota while we sat near the banks of the river Ganga and you lay with your head resting on my thigh a crow attacked me. Refusing to be shooed away the bird persisted in pecking and clawing at my chest, drawing blood. The falling drops of blood woke you. Coming awake you grew furious. Picking up a blade of grass and empowering it with the force of the Brahmastra you sent it after the crow. The hapless bird who was the son of Indra sought refuge from the peril that was to destroy him. When neither Indra nor any one else in the three worlds could stop that astra, the crow came back to fall at your feet. Since you too could not stop it, you asked him what he would sacrifice to save his life and the crow said, 'My right eye'. Thus the crow lost his eye but saved his life." Ending her narration Sita told Hanuman to ask Rama, why he who had then for her sake, sent the mightiest of astras after such an insignificant bird, was now not doing anything about Ravana. "Where is Lakshmana whose love and devotion for Rama, is so profound that denying himself untold riches and comforts he has followed his brother into the unforgiving jungles of Dandaka? Why does he not save me? Have I sinned so, that I deserve no redemption? Though the consort of Rama, who is lord of the earth, I live like an orphan. Why does he whom neither the gods nor Gandharvas can face, not destroy the Rakshasas that torment me? Hanuman once again hurried to console Sita, swearing that Rama's sorrow was also Lakshma's and they would soon slay Ravana. "I have found you with great difficulty Devi. It is now the time to rejoice and not the time to sorrow. What shall I tell Rama and the others when I go back?" Sita told Hanuman to pay her obeisance to Rama and to ask after the welfare of Lakshmana because of whose love and devotion Rama never missed Dasaratha's doting affection. I have not long to live, do ask Rama to hurry." She then gave him her jewel, the Chudaamani to be given to Rama. Ecstatic at the thought of seeing Rama and telling him of Sita, Hanuman quivered with excitement, and though still in Lanka his mind was already at Rama's feet.
Summary
Sita's decision to remain in Lanka pleased Hanuman who knew that it was her nobility that had spoken. A chaste lady her thoughts and beliefs not only matched her feminine traits, but also her nature as a woman of virtue and as devoted wife. He begged pardon of Sita for trying to hurry her away from Lanka, "In my anxiety to put an end to Rama's grief as quickly as possible I hurried you." Hanuman then requested Sita to give him a token as proof of him having met her and Sita said, "The best token is this message. Do convey it to Rama as if I were narrating it to him myself!" "One day at Chitrakoota while we sat near the banks of the river Ganga and you lay with your head resting on my thigh a crow attacked me. Refusing to be shooed away the bird persisted in pecking and clawing at my chest, drawing blood. The falling drops of blood woke you. Coming awake you grew furious. Picking up a blade of grass and empowering it with the force of the Brahmastra you sent it after the crow. The hapless bird who was the son of Indra sought refuge from the peril that was to destroy him. When neither Indra nor any one else in the three worlds could stop that astra, the crow came back to fall at your feet. Since you too could not stop it, you asked him what he would sacrifice to save his life and the crow said, 'My right eye'. Thus the crow lost his eye but saved his life." Ending her narration Sita told Hanuman to ask Rama, why he who had then for her sake, sent the mightiest of astras after such an insignificant bird, was now not doing anything about Ravana. "Where is Lakshmana whose love and devotion for Rama, is so profound that denying himself untold riches and comforts he has followed his brother into the unforgiving jungles of Dandaka? Why does he not save me? Have I sinned so, that I deserve no redemption? Though the consort of Rama, who is lord of the earth, I live like an orphan. Why does he whom neither the gods nor Gandharvas can face, not destroy the Rakshasas that torment me? Hanuman once again hurried to console Sita, swearing that Rama's sorrow was also Lakshma's and they would soon slay Ravana. "I have found you with great difficulty Devi. It is now the time to rejoice and not the time to sorrow. What shall I tell Rama and the others when I go back?" Sita told Hanuman to pay her obeisance to Rama and to ask after the welfare of Lakshmana because of whose love and devotion Rama never missed Dasaratha's doting affection. I have not long to live, do ask Rama to hurry." She then gave him her jewel, the Chudaamani to be given to Rama. Ecstatic at the thought of seeing Rama and telling him of Sita, Hanuman quivered with excitement, and though still in Lanka his mind was already at Rama's feet.