Shloka 11
सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः
Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha
प्रेषितस्तेमहावीरोहनुमानवलोककः ।लङ्कास्थाहंत्वयाराजन्किंतदा न विसर्जिता ।।।।
preṣitas te mahāvīro hanūmān avalokakaḥ |
laṅkā-sthā 'haṁ tvayā rājan kiṁ tadā na visarjitā ||
Wahai Raja! Ketika engkau mengutus wira agung Hanūmān untuk mencari dan meninjauku, saat aku berada di Laṅkā—jika benar keraguan itu pendirianmu, mengapa ketika itu engkau tidak menolakku?
"King! When the great hero Hanuman was sent by you to find me in Lanka, why did you not leave me then."
FAQs
Dharma as consistency and fairness: Sītā questions the morality of accepting her rescue and war-effort if her character was to be doubted; ethical judgment should not be opportunistic.
Sītā points to the earlier moment when Hanūmān located her in Laṅkā, implying Rāma had ample time to decide his course if suspicion existed.
Moral clarity and rational challenge: Sītā uses reasoned argument to expose inconsistency, while maintaining commitment to truth.