अग्निपरीक्षासाक्ष्यं
Agni’s Testimony and Sītā’s Revalidation
प्रलोभ्यमानाविविधंभर्त्स्यमाना च मैथिली ।नाचिन्तयततद्रक्षस्त्वद्गतेनान्तरात्मना ।।।।
pralobhyamānā vividhaṁ bhartsya mānā ca maithilī |
nācin tayat tad rakṣas tvadgatena antarātmanā ||
さまざまに誘惑され、また脅かされても、マイティリーは内なる魂を汝に結び、あの羅刹に心を少しも向けなかった。
Then the fire god who is a witness in the world, spoke to Rama," Here is your wife Vaidehi and she does not know any sin."
Dharma is self-mastery: righteousness persists when one refuses to consent inwardly even under pressure, fear, and inducement.
Agni summarizes Sītā’s resistance to coercion—Rāvaṇa’s offers and threats—during her captivity.
Steadfast fidelity and inner resolve (antarātmanā tvadgata), resisting both allure and intimidation.