Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 119, Shloka 35
सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः
Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha
ददृशुस्तांत्रयोलोकादेवगन्धर्वदानवाः ।।।।शस्तांपतन्तींनिरयेत्रिविवाद्धेवतामिव ।
dadṛśus tāṃ trayo lokā deva-gandharva-dānavāḥ |
śastāṃ patantīṃ niraye trivivād devatām iva ||
Natanaw siya ng tatlong daigdig—mga deva, gandharva, at dānava—habang siya’y bumabagsak, pinupuri siya, na wari’y isang diyosa na tila nahuhulog mula sa langit tungo sa impiyerno.
While Sita was entering the fire the Rakshasas and the Vanaras made loud noises saying, 'Ha Ha wonderful'.৷৷ ইত্যার্ষেবাল্মীকীযেশ্রীমদ্রামাযণেদিকাব্যেযুদ্ধকাণ্ডেএকোনবিংশত্যুত্তরশততমস্সর্গঃ ৷৷This is the end of one hundred and nineteenth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
True worth is recognized by the wise: even when circumstances appear degrading, dharma honors inner purity and praises it publicly.
Celestial beings witness Sītā’s fall into the fire and praise her, comparing the scene to a goddess descending from heaven to hell.
Exalted chastity and truthfulness—Sītā is lauded as worthy of divine praise despite the apparent ordeal.