अग्निपरीक्षासाक्ष्यं
Agni’s Testimony and Sītā’s Revalidation
प्रत्ययार्थंतुलोकानांत्रयाणांसत्यसंश्रयः ।उपेक्षेचापिवैदेहींप्रविशन्तींहुताशनम् ।।।।
pratyayārthaṁ tu lokānāṁ trayāṇāṁ satya-saṁśrayaḥ |
upekṣe cāpi vaidehīṁ praviśantīṁ hutāśanam ||
مگر تینوں لوکوں کو یقین دلانے کے لیے—کیونکہ میں سچ پر قائم ہوں—میں نے ویدیہی کو بھی، جب وہ ہُتاشن (آگ) میں داخل ہوئی، نظر انداز کر کے کھڑا رہنے دیا۔
"It could not be possible for the evil- minded Rakshasa to access or lay thoughts on Mythili who was glowing like flames of fire."
Satya in public life may require demonstrable proof; dharma for leaders involves acting so that righteousness becomes credible to society, not merely asserted.
Rāma explains that he permitted the fire-ordeal to remove doubt and establish certainty for all realms.
Rāma’s satya-niṣṭhā (grounding in truth) and willingness to bear personal pain for public moral clarity.