सीताया अग्निप्रवेशः
Sita’s Ordeal by Fire / Agni-Pariksha
ददृशुस्तांत्रयोलोकादेवगन्धर्वदानवाः ।।।।शस्तांपतन्तींनिरयेत्रिविवाद्धेवतामिव ।
dadṛśus tāṃ trayo lokā deva-gandharva-dānavāḥ |
śastāṃ patantīṃ niraye trivivād devatām iva ||
三界之中,诸天、乾闼婆与檀那婆都看见她坠落,众口称赞;她宛如一位女神,似从天界沉入地狱。
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.
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.