Sundarakānda - Canto 36

Hanumān delivers Śrī Rāma’s signet ring to Sītā in order to strengthen her confidence in him. Applauding Hanumān, Sītā, who was rejoiced to receive the token, inquires about the health of Śrī Rāma and others. In order to appease the lady, who felt indignant at the thought that Śrī Rāma did not care to come to her rescue so far, which led her to suspect that he had ceased to love her, Hanumān attributes his non-appearance to his ignorance about her whereabouts. Describing Śrī Rāma’s desolation in order to betoken his excessive love for her, he consoles her with the assurance that Śrī Rāma is sparing no pains to rescue her from her confinement.