Shloka 8
अग्निपरीक्षासाक्ष्यं
Agni’s Testimony and Sītā’s Revalidation
रुद्धाचान्तःपुरेगुप्तात्वच्छित्तात्वत्परायणा ।रक्षिताराक्षसीभिश्चघोराभिर्घोरबुद्धिभिः ।।।।
ruddhā cāntaḥpure guptā tvacchittā tvatparāyaṇā |
rakṣitā rākṣasībhiś ca ghorābhir ghorabuddhibhiḥ ||
അന്തഃപുരത്തിനുള്ളിൽ തടഞ്ഞുവെച്ച് മറച്ചുവെച്ചു; മനസ് നിന്നിലേയ്ക്ക് സ്ഥിരമായി, നിന്നിലേയ്ക്ക് മാത്രം പരായണയായി; ഭീകരബുദ്ധിയുള്ള ഭയങ്കര രാക്ഷസീകൾ കഠിന കാവലിൽ അവളെ കാത്തു.
Radiating like the rising sun, adorned with polished gold ornaments, wearing red coloured clothes, with beautiful black hair, wearing fresh flowers, being in the same young form as before, blameless Vaidehi was held in the arms of the fire god and presented to Rama.
FAQs
Dharma includes steadfastness under oppression: inner loyalty and truth can remain intact even when external freedom is lost.
Agni describes Sītā’s captivity in Laṅkā’s inner quarters and the harsh guarding meant to break her resolve.
Single-minded devotion (tvatparāyaṇatā) and mental steadfastness despite coercive confinement.