Shloka 6.119.17
सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः (Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha)
इतिब्रुवन्तीरुदतीबाष्पगद्गगभाषिणी ।उवाचलक्ष्मणंसीतादीनंध्यानपरायणम् ।।।।
iti bruvantī rudatī bāṣpa-gadgada-bhāṣiṇī |
uvāca lakṣmaṇaṁ sītā dīnaṁ dhyāna-parāyaṇam ||
Speaking thus, weeping, her voice choked with tears, Sītā addressed Lakṣmaṇa—who stood pained and absorbed in thought.
Thus speaking, and weeping with tears, with choked throat, Sita was absorbed in her mind and piteous. She spoke to Lakshmana.
Dharma here is portrayed as steadfastness under suffering: the verse frames Sītā’s truthful speech and Lakṣmaṇa’s troubled restraint at a moral crisis.
After confronting Rāma, Sītā turns to Lakṣmaṇa, preparing to request the fire-ordeal arrangements.
Lakṣmaṇa’s loyalty and inner discipline: he is depicted as sorrowful yet contemplative, holding to duty amid emotional turmoil.