Shloka 15
सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः
Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha
अपदेशेनजनकादुत्पततिर्वसुथातलात् ।ममवृत्तं च वृत्तज्ञबहुते न पुरस्कृतम् ।।6.119.15।।
apadeśena janakād utpattir vasudhā-talāt |
mama vṛttaṁ ca vṛtta-jña bahu te na puraskṛtam ||
Asal-usulku—yang dikatakan lahir dari bumi dan berhubung dengan Raja Janaka—serta perilakuku, wahai yang mengetahui dharma dan tata laku: semuanya itu tidak engkau beri pertimbangan yang wajar, walau banyak dan masyhur.
FAQs
Dharma as evaluation by character (vṛtta) and truth, not rumor: Sītā insists that her known conduct and sacred origin should weigh against suspicion.
Sītā appeals to her established background—Janaka’s household and her famed birth narrative—and to her lifelong conduct as evidence of purity.
Śīla (good character) and steadfast reputation: Sītā foregrounds ethical life as the true proof of virtue.