Shloka 6.121.18
अग्निपरीक्षासाक्ष्यं (Agni’s Testimony and Sītā’s Revalidation)
न हिशक्तःसुदुष्टात्मामनसापिहिमैथिलीम् ।प्रधर्षयितुमप्राप्यांदीप्तामग्निशिखामिव ।।।।
pratyayārthaṁ tu lokānāṁ trayāṇāṁ satya-saṁśrayaḥ |
upekṣe cāpi vaidehīṁ praviśantīṁ hutāśanam ||
But for the sake of convincing the three worlds—since I rest upon truth—I even stood by as Vaidehī entered the fire.
"It could not be possible for the evil- minded Rakshasa to access or lay thoughts on Mythili who was glowing like flames of fire."
Satya in public life may require demonstrable proof; dharma for leaders involves acting so that righteousness becomes credible to society, not merely asserted.
Rāma explains that he permitted the fire-ordeal to remove doubt and establish certainty for all realms.
Rāma’s satya-niṣṭhā (grounding in truth) and willingness to bear personal pain for public moral clarity.