Story Sita Agni Pariksha Beyond Sita and Rama pooja
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Story Sita Agni Pariksha Beyond Sita and Rama pooja
Valmiki Ramayana 6.118.17-18 (Agni Pariksha - Sita's Prayer to Fire)
Original
ततोऽग्निं प्रणम्यैव सीता राममभाषत। अग्ने यदि मया किंचित्कर्म कृतं मनोवचः। कायेन वा यदि वापि स्वप्ने वा चापराधिता। ततो माम् दहतां पापं न त्वहं त्वां विसर्जयम्। यथा हि मम चित्तं तु रामे नान्यत्र गच्छति। तथैव मां जानीहि त्वं सत्येन प्रतिपालय।
Transliteration
tato 'gnim pranamyaiva sita ramachabhashata agne yadi maya kimcit karma krtam manovacaḥ kayena va yadi vapi svapne va caparadhita tato mam dahatam papam na tvaham tvam visarjayam yatha hi mama cittam tu rame nanyatra gacchati tathaiva mam janiihi tvam satyena pratipalaya
Meaning / Translation
Then, bowing to the fire god Agni, Sita spoke to Rama: 'O Fire, if I have committed any sin by thought, word, or deed, knowingly or unknowingly, even in dreams, then burn me to ashes — I do not release you from this duty. Just as my mind never strays from Rama, so may you, O Fire, know my truth and protect me by your power of truth.'