Sita is anguished at being separated from Rama, and the constant torment of the demonesses, who guard Her, only adds to Her sorrow. But things take a turn for the better when Hanuman arives. Hanuman holds out hope for Her. At first, She is skeptical about Hanuman. Hanuman then talks about Rama's qualities to Her, and this instills confidence in Her.
For mortals like us, our Acharyas play a role similar to Hanuman's. Extolling the greatness of Hanuman, Vedanta Desika said that there was no Guru like Hanuman. Acharyas dispel our doubts, and strengthen our faith. They tell the jivatma about the glories of the Supreme One and give the assurance that the jivatma need not despair for, the Lord is sure to save those who surrender to Him. As further proof that he is indeed Rama's messenger, Hanuman gives Rama's ring to Sita, and this rekindles Her memories of happier times. When She and Rama had a minor quarrel, the ring gave them a talking point and paved the way for an end to their quarrel. Sita recalls this incident. Hanuman handing over the ring to Sita, which led to Her reminisceces, is akin to Acharyas reminding disciples about the lineage of Sri Vaishnava preceptors. Just as Hanuman gave Sita the ring, so does an Acharya give his disciples the Tirumantra.
The demons led by Ravana were Sita's enemies, and every one of them was killed by the Lord and His army. For us prakriti sambandha - association with worldly life - is our enemy. And the Lord destroys this big enemy of ours, if we surrender to Him.
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