Shloka 36
सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः
Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha
तस्यामग्निंविशन्त्यांतुहाहेतिविपुलःस्वनः ।।।।रक्षसांवानराणां च सम्बभूवाद्भुतोपमः ।
tasyām agniṃ viśantyāṃ tu hāheti vipulaḥ svanaḥ |
rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca sambabhūv adbhutopamaḥ ||
Cuando ella entró en el fuego, se alzó un gran clamor—gritos de «hā hā»—entre los rākṣasas y los vānaras, lleno de asombro y maravilla.
Thereafter, wiping her face clean from flowing tears she spoke slowly in a choked voice in broken words to her husband.
FAQs
Dharma’s tests reverberate through society: when truth is put to trial, communities respond with awe, fear, or confusion—revealing the moral weight of public judgment.
As Sītā enters the fire, both sides present—Rākṣasas and Vānaras—erupt in loud exclamations of astonishment.
Sītā’s unwavering resolve indirectly stands out: the crowd’s amazement highlights the extraordinary courage required for such a truth-ordeal.