Sita Recognizes the Servant of the Ocean of Grace
Sundara Kanda, Doha 13
Doha 13 · Movement 2 of 2
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Hanuman's words do not arrive as a rehearsed proof alone. Love saturates the voice that tells Rama's story, names the ring, and swears by the compassionate Lord.
Trust rises within Sita. Token, narrative, manner, and devotion converge until the stranger before her can no longer be mistaken for another deception of Lanka.
By mind, action, and speech she knows him as the servant of Kripasindhu, the ocean of grace. The messenger has crossed the final distance, not merely from shore to shore, but from concealment into the confidence of Janaki.
Love in Hanuman's speech becomes the seal by which Sita knows the servant of Rama.
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कपि के बचन सप्रेम सुनि उपजा मन बिस्वास।। जाना मन क्रम बचन यह कृपासिंधु कर दास।।13।।
Hearing the monkey's words filled with tender love, trust arose in Sita's heart. She knew, by thought, deed, and word, that this was truly the servant of Kripasindhu, the Ocean of Grace.