सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः
Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha
नश्चसुमहांस्तत्रबालवृद्धसमाकुलः ।।।।ददर्शमैथिलींदीप्तांप्रविशन्तींहुताशनम् ।
na ca sumahān tatra bāla-vṛddha-samākulaḥ |
dadarśa maithilīṃ dīptāṃ praviśantīṃ hutāśanam ||
そこでは、若者も老人も入り交じる大群衆が見守り、マイティリーが燃えさかる火へと入ってゆくのを目の当たりにした。
Like freshly polished gold, like shining gold ornament, in the presence of the whole world she fell into flaming and glowing fire.
The verse underscores accountability before society: dharma in kingship and public life often plays out under communal witness, where truth is demanded and observed.
A large public gathering watches Sītā step into the fire as part of her ordeal.
Sītā’s steadfastness under public gaze—courage to face collective judgment.
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