Shloka 12
अग्निपरीक्षासाक्ष्यं
Agni’s Testimony and Sītā’s Revalidation
एवमुक्तोमहातेजाधृतिमान्दृढविक्रमः ।उवाचत्रिदशश्रेष्ठंरामोधर्मभृतांवरः ।।।।
evam ukto mahātejā dhṛtimān dṛḍha-vikramaḥ |
uvāca tridaśa-śreṣṭhaṁ rāmo dharma-bhṛtāṁ varaḥ ||
Assim interpelado, Rāma—radiante, constante e firme em valor—supremo entre os sustentadores do dharma, falou ao mais eminente dos deuses.
"That Sita is auspicious and has surely not done any sin is known to three worlds. But she lived long in the gynaeceum of Ravana."
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as accountable speech: even the ideal king frames his reasoning before higher moral authority (the divine).
After the fire ordeal’s outcome, Rāma addresses the chief deity to explain or clarify his stance regarding Sītā and public doubt.
Steadfastness (dhṛti) and disciplined courage (dṛḍha-vikrama) guided by dharma.