Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda · Sarga 5
शिलातलं प्राप्य यथा मृगेन्द्रो महारणं प्राप्य यथा गजेन्द्रः। राज्यं समासाद्य यथा नरेन्द्र स्तथाप्रकाशो विरराज चन्द्रः
śilātalaṃ prāpya yathā mṛgendro mahāraṇaṃ prāpya yathā gajendraḥ| rājyaṃ samāsādya yathā narendra stathāprakāśo virarāja candraḥ
The Moon shone bright like a lion mounted on a rock, like a lordly elephant in a deep forest, like a king on attaining the kingdom.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Hanuman approaches Sita and reveals his identity: messenger of Rama. The proof he offers — Rama's signet ring — is the turning point of the entire journey. Everything that follows flows from this moment of recognition and trust.
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