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.
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.