Shloka 29

सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः

Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वातुवैदेहीपरिक्रम्यहुताशनम् ।विवेशज्वलनंदीप्तंनिःशङ्केनान्तरात्मना ।।।।

Transliteration

evam uktvā tu vaidehī parikramya hutāśanam |

viveśa jvalanaṃ dīptaṃ niḥśaṅkenāntarātmanā ||

Translation

ក្រោយនិយាយដូច្នោះ វៃទេហីបានដើរប្រទក្សិណជុំវិញហុតាសនៈ (ព្រះអគ្គី) ហើយដោយចិត្តខាងក្នុងស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ មិនភ័យខ្លាច នាងបានចូលទៅក្នុងអណ្តាតភ្លើងដ៏ភ្លឺចែងចាំង។

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving spoken

तुthen

वैदेहीVaidehi (Sita)

परिक्रम्यhaving gone around

हुताशनम्the fire (consumer of offerings)

विवेशentered

ज्वलनम्the blazing fire

दीप्तम्flaming

निःशङ्केनfearlessly

अन्तरात्मनाwith inner self

Context

Young and old assembled there, and the gathering of people witnessed Mythili entering the flaming and burning fire.

Characters & Entities

Sītā (Vaidehī)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

It presents satya and self-certainty: Sītā stakes her honor on truth, demonstrating that dharma may require fearless commitment to one’s integrity even under public scrutiny.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā completes her statement and begins the fire-ordeal by circumambulating Agni and stepping into the flames.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fearlessness grounded in truth—inner steadiness (antarātmanā) in the face of extreme trial.