Good Omens · Sundara Kanda Sarga 29

तथागतां तां व्यथितामनिन्दितांव्यतीतहर्षां परिदीनमानसाम् ।शुभां निमित्तानि शुभानि भेजिरेनरं श्रिया जुष्टमिवोपसेविनः ॥ १ ॥

To her, in that state, distressed, blameless, her joy gone, her heart utterly dejected, the lovely one, auspicious omens came, as attendants wait on a man favoured by fortune.

In the poem’s world the throbbing of the left eye, arm and thigh is a good sign for a woman (for a man it is the right side). The sarga is short and lyrical, a pause between despair and Hanuman’s voice. It also reminds the reader of how hope works: nothing has changed in Sita’s situation, yet a few signs are enough to bring her back from the brink. The image of the seed revived by rain (verse 6) fits exactly: the life was there all along.

Sources. Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sarga 29 (southern recension, Gita Press numbering). Commentary by Vani Darshan, not scripture.