Could you kindly explain to me the end, where Sita goes thorough the trial by fire, even though she did nothing wrong, and Rama knew that? That's the only part I don't understand.
2006-11-05 15:52:48 · 11 answers · asked by Artesmia 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Rama knew she did nothing wrong, but if word got out that she had been forced to stay w/ Ravana, the town would have gone crazy. He wanted to prove to the rest of the world she was pure. Also, it tested her faith because she was willing to go through flames to prove her love and loyalty for Rama. Only true passion and purity allowed her to survive the flames.
2006-11-05 16:06:17 · answer #1 · answered by Courtney B 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This has been asked though the ages.
Rama was king at the time.
Rama had then to decide on a fair judgement on the accusation against Sita.
This needed to be one that did not show any sign of favouritism.
Sita was his wife and Rama could have been accused of favouritism, by his people.
It is true Rama was husband to Sita but he was the king of the people too.
Thus he shows that his duty as a king comes above his duty as a husband.
He judged Sita as he would have done any other citizen of his kingdom. The trial by fire was the norm then for the accusations of the type made against Sita. In the case of Sita, though she was kidnapped, to her accusers she was technically absent without leave of her husband. It is not unknown, even these days, for women to be accused of unfaithfulness to the husband when they leave home for long periods.
It was a very harsh judgement, by the standards of today, but under the circumstances Rama had to show he was king first and husband after.
Hope this has helped.
2006-11-06 08:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sita was a perfect pativridha and Rama also knew this fact. But when he heard a couple of ayodhya talked ill about Sita, Rama had to prove and tell the world her chastity and hence she asked to take a Agnipariksha. Sita had had time to recover from the love of her youth, and the prospect of life with Rama, she felt, was not altogether pleasant. She appealed to the earth, if she had never loved any man but Rama, if her truth and purity were known to the earth, let it open its bosom and take her to it. While the people stood trembling with horror, the earth opened, a gorgeous throne appeared, and the goddess of earth, seated upon it, took Sita beside her and conveyed her to the realms of eternal happiness, leaving the too late repentant people to wear out the remaining years in penitence.
2006-11-06 00:24:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well sita going thru the trial by fire was definitely not guided by Rama but was intiated by herself , This is refering to valmiki ramayana ( the first) where Sita herself undergoes through the trial of fire expecting the reaction that could be from people ,but the later ramayanas (bhakti ramayanas have changed the course by adding the Raja dharma element to it )
2006-11-06 11:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by aathrey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We should all remember that, Lord Ram portrayed the role of an "idealist king" for whom the happiness and wishes of the people (not even one person should be unhappy or discontent) in his kingdom mattered the most. Even more than his own family. So no person in his kingdom should be unhappy or have doubts about anything. He regularly used to go around in his kingdom dressed as a poor person to know what the people's sufferings are, have they any trouble in his kingdom etc etc. Hence, when a dhobi questioned the chastity of Sita, he probably thought that there should be no doubt in anyones mind....... So the agnipariksha (trial by fire).
2006-11-06 01:06:48 · answer #5 · answered by rav142857 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the purifying fire. Rama and Sita both know that until she goes through the ordeal her journey will be incomplete. It is all far beyond questions of right and wrong. All takes place in the pitiless gaze of Eternity where human notions of propriety carry no weight whatsoever.
2006-11-06 05:19:55 · answer #6 · answered by los 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When sita was taken away by Ravana,that was Maya Sita.
When went thru the fire,that was Real sita.
2013-12-20 13:15:20 · answer #7 · answered by Rajaraman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rama did not distrust Sita in any way.
He knew that she had supreme loyalty towards him.
This act was to dispel the doubts cast by society.
2006-11-06 01:21:56 · answer #8 · answered by Basil P 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i am also a king of spritual tantra and fortune marriage of Ram and sita was the failure according to Tantra and Ram was not too capable for Sita and due to this all fighting and both ofthem live alone and after getting fire after that ram not acceptable to sigta because that marriage was a curse for those as per spritual and Tantra and lot of persons marriage i can also tell and proove perfactly
2006-11-06 01:06:46 · answer #9 · answered by name of spritual tantra horr0r 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No thanks. I used to have a crystal ball device sorta. Worked pretty well too. I don't know what happened to it. Maybe the government stole it from me. Maybe Bush is using it.
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2006-11-06 00:01:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋