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Shloka 6.119.33

सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः (Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha)

ददृशुस्तांमहाभागांप्रविशन्तींहुताशनम् ।।।।सीतांकृत्स्नास्त्रयोलोकाःपुण्यामाज्याहुतीमिव ।

dadṛśus tāṃ viśālākṣīṃ patantīṃ havyavāhanam |

sītāṃ sarvāṇi rūpāṇi rukma-vedi-nibhāṃ tadā ||

Then all beings beheld wide-eyed Sītā as she descended into the bearer of oblations—the fire—luminous like a golden altar.

All the three worlds witnessed noble dark Sita entering the fire, like ghee offered to fire.

S
Sītā
A
Agni (Havyavāhana)
R
Rukma-vedi (golden altar)
A
All beings/forms (sarvāṇi rūpāṇi)

Dharma is presented as something witnessed by the whole cosmos: moral truth is not private alone but resonates as a sacred, ritual reality.

The narration expands the audience from humans to all beings, describing Sītā’s descent into the sacrificial fire.

Sacral dignity—Sītā is depicted with the radiance and sanctity of a ritual altar, emphasizing her purity.