Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 121, Shloka 9
अग्निपरीक्षासाक्ष्यं
Agni’s Testimony and Sītā’s Revalidation
प्रलोभ्यमानाविविधंभर्त्स्यमाना च मैथिली ।नाचिन्तयततद्रक्षस्त्वद्गतेनान्तरात्मना ।।।।
pralobhyamānā vividhaṁ bhartsya mānā ca maithilī |
nācin tayat tad rakṣas tvadgatena antarātmanā ||
Bagaman tinutukso sa sari-saring paraan at tinatakot din, si Maithilī—na ang kaloob-looban ay nakatuon sa iyo—ay hindi kailanman nagbigay ng isip sa rākṣasang iyon.
Then the fire god who is a witness in the world, spoke to Rama," Here is your wife Vaidehi and she does not know any sin."
FAQs
Dharma is self-mastery: righteousness persists when one refuses to consent inwardly even under pressure, fear, and inducement.
Agni summarizes Sītā’s resistance to coercion—Rāvaṇa’s offers and threats—during her captivity.
Steadfast fidelity and inner resolve (antarātmanā tvadgata), resisting both allure and intimidation.