Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 119, Shloka 25
सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः
Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha
यथामेहृदयंनित्यंनापसर्पतिराघवात् ।तथालोकस्यसाक्षीमांसर्वतःपातुपावकः ।।।।
yathā me hṛdayaṃ nityaṃ nāpasarpati rāghavāt | tathā lokasya sākṣī māṃ sarvataḥ pātu pāvakaḥ || 6.119.25 ||
Se de fato meu coração jamais se afastou de Rāghava, que Pāvaka—testemunha do mundo—me proteja por todos os lados.
"If it is true that my heart has never slid from Raghava at all, may the fire god protect me always and so also the world witness."
FAQs
Satya as verifiable integrity: Sītā anchors truth not in persuasion but in inner constancy (steadfast mind) and calls upon an impartial cosmic witness (Agni).
Standing near the fire, Sītā begins her formal declaration, asserting unwavering fidelity to Rāma.
Steadfast loyalty and truthfulness—unshaken devotion in thought.