सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः
Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha
ददृशुस्तांविशालाक्षींपतन्तींहव्यवाहनम् ।।।।सीतांसर्वाणिरूपाणिरुक्मवेदिनिभांतदा ।
dadṛśus tāṃ viśālākṣīṃ patantīṃ havyavāhanam |
sītāṃ sarvāṇi rūpāṇi rukma-vedi-nibhāṃ tadā ||
ಆಗ ಸರ್ವ ಜೀವಿಗಳು ವಿಶಾಲಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾದ ಸೀತೆಯನ್ನು ಹವ್ಯವಾಹನವಾದ ಅಗ್ನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಳಿಯುತ್ತಿರಲು ಕಂಡರು; ಆ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಕೆ ಸ್ವರ್ಣವೇದಿಯಂತೆ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸಿದಳು.
All the three worlds witnessed noble dark Sita entering the fire, like ghee offered to fire.
Dharma is presented as something witnessed by the whole cosmos: moral truth is not private alone but resonates as a sacred, ritual reality.
The narration expands the audience from humans to all beings, describing Sītā’s descent into the sacrificial fire.
Sacral dignity—Sītā is depicted with the radiance and sanctity of a ritual altar, emphasizing her purity.