Shloka 6.119.29
सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः (Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha)
एवमुक्त्वातुवैदेहीपरिक्रम्यहुताशनम् ।विवेशज्वलनंदीप्तंनिःशङ्केनान्तरात्मना ।।।।
praviśantīva gātrāṇi svāni sā janakātmajā |
vākśaraiḥ taiḥ saśalyeva bhṛśam aśrūṇy avartayat ||
As though wounded by those arrow-like words, Janaka’s daughter seemed to shrink into her own limbs and shed tears in great excess.
Having spoken in that way, Vaidehi went round fire fearlessly, absorbed with in herself and entered the flaming and burning fire.
The verse highlights the dharmic cost of careless speech: words can wound like arrows, and righteousness includes restraint and compassion in judgment.
In the aftermath of events leading to Sītā’s public scrutiny, she reacts emotionally to harsh, piercing words and begins to weep.
Sītā’s inner strength and dignity under suffering—she endures emotional pain without abandoning her commitment to truth.