I, Mandodari, Lankesh's wife,
will prove Devi Sita's chastity!
[thunder cracking]
My husband was innately a rakshasa.
He tried to overpower her with deception and strength,
but her strength as a devoted wife was so powerful
that Dashanan couldn't overcome it.
Devi Mandodari,
I don't question you and Trijata as witnesses,
but our society
doesn't value your words.
Because you are also related
to Dashanan.
I must judge this situation as a husband
and also as a king.
I must fulfil this society's obligations.
So in this situation, Devi,
your statement can't clear society's doubts!
[dramatic music playing]
Rama, even parents can't be with their daughter all the time.
Then how can we prove
a woman's chastity?
I have been away from my wife all these years.
Would I ask Urmila
to prove her chastity upon reaching Ayodhya?
Rama, tell me.
Is this the judgement of Raghukul?
The world can't differentiate
between a diamond and a shiny stone.
Only a jeweller can identify a diamond.
Even if gold is pure,
people test it.
'I planted the seed of doubt'
'and it's showing its effect.'
'It will result'
'in Rama abandoning Sita!'
'Because Sita'
'can't prove her chastity.'
[theme song playing]
[theme song continues playing]
Only the epitome of purity
can prove my Sita's chastity.
Somebody who is unbiased.
'Shri Rama! Shri Rama!'
'Shri Rama!'
[Chaupai playing]
[sweeping music playing]
'Sita, I know'
'you are full of doubts.'
'"Why did Siya's Rama'
'doubt his Sita's chastity?"'
'"Why is Rama testing his Sita's purity'
'and doubting her?"'
'Sita, even my breath'
'trusts you.'
'If I had ever doubted'
'my Sita,'
'I would have'
'died right away.'
'My knowledge'
'and talent would have vanished.'
'I, Rama, wouldn't have wielded a straw,'
'let alone a Brahmastra.'
'If I doubt my Sita,'
'my heart might burst!'
'Sita, we aren't just a husband and a wife.'
'I'm not just your Rama.'
'Nor are you merely Rama's Janki.'
'We belong to this society.'
'We are the future king and queen of Ayodhya.'
'We act like a mirror to this society.'
'Our personalities'
'will affect the karma of our subjects.'
'If a king and queen'
'view society as more powerful than themselves,'
'they can strengthen it.'
'Sita, they get strengthened in return.'
'Sita, why are you silent?'
'Since when did you start hiding things from your Rama?'
'Lord, you are hiding'
'your pain behind your questions.'
'You sacrificed your reputation'
'for my dignity.'
'You let everyone believe'
'that you are heartless,'
'mistrustful, and suspicious of your wife.'
'I, Sita,'
'could endure anything,'
'but how could I'
'let my Shri Rama's name get besmirched?'
'Sita, I'll share in your pain'
'whenever you're wrongly blamed.'
'My Sita eases my pain'
'and clears my confusion.'
'Lord, I, Sita,'
'can't be a problem for my Shri Rama.'
'I, Sita, follow you everywhere.'
'I'll fulfil all my duties as your wife.'
'Shri Rama's Sita will prove her chastity!'
'The most unbiased one'
'in this world will test me!'
'Sita'
'as well as I, Rama, will be tested.'
'Rama and Sita'
'have always been together'
'and will'
'always be together!'
'Today, this world'
'and society will witness a devoted wife's dedication.'
'It will witness a woman's courage.'
'Sita, your life'
'and every moment of it'
'is an inspiration to me.'
[song playing]
[dramatic music playing]
Let alone Shri Rama,
I, Sita, want to prove my chastity myself!
Your doubt is understandable.
Even a vegetable that grows on the earth
isn't used without washing it first.
Then how could I, Bhumija,
move forward in life
without proving my chastity?
My parents aren't here to speak for me.
And the world won't consider Trijata
and Devi Mandodari's testimonies to be true.
Because they are related to Dashanan.
The testimonies of Vibhishana,
Hanuman,
and Lakshmana wouldn't be
accepted by society
because they respect me.
So the question is
who is the unbiased one?
The one who would testify for me!
The plants, flowers,
animals, and birds in Ashoka Vatika
are indebted to Lanka and Dashanan in some way.
The ocean surrounding Lanka
was also Dashanan's servant.
The witness to my chastity
is someone whose impartiality
can't be questioned, even by religion.
The one which lights a pyre at a crematorium
and also the 'yajna' performed by ascetics.
The one, who gives warmth
to deities, asuras,
humans, animals, and birds
in equal measure!
That
which burned within Shri Rama as longing!
It was alive inside me as dedication!
Pious, sacred,
and pure
fire!
[thunder breaking]
I, Janaka's daughter,
Shri Rama's wife, Sita,
will prove my chastity!
[thunder cracking]
[dramatic music playing]
If I think
only of Shri Rama,
and if I am
a devoted wife,
and my very being
is the epitome of purity,
then the heat of the fire
won't harm me.
[thunder breaking]
[dramatic music playing]
Sita!
[dramatic music playing]
No, Mother!
Mother, please don't do this!
I agree, Mother Sita.
The entire world is a witness to your chastity.
Mother Sita, you need not prove it.
Please don't do that.
My friend, please stop Devi Sita.
Lord, please stop her.
Lord, please stop Mother Sita.
Yes, Lord. It's not right.
- It's not right. - It's not right.
- Please stop Mother Sita. - Please stop Mother Sita.
Lord, did you seek the sacrifice of millions of vanaras
to fulfil your ego?
Did you use our trust to satisfy your ego?
If you don't trust the chastity
of the woman you fought this great battle for,
why did you bring all my subjects here?
Lord, it's not right.
Please stop Mother Sita.
My friend, please stop Devi Sita.
- Please stop Mother Sita. - Please stop Mother Sita.
- Please stop her. It's not right. - Please stop her. It's not right.
- It's not right. - It's not right.
- Please stop Mother Sita. - Please stop Mother Sita.
Do both of you trust your Mother Sita
and your Mother, respectively?
Then why are you worried?
Why are you scared?
Please don't be ashamed.
Hold your head high
and help me move ahead!
[dramatic music playing]
Your Mother wants to go through fire!
Please make arrangements!
[dramatic music playing]
[dramatic music continues playing]
[devotional music playing]
Mother!
[Chaupai playing]
[thunder cracking]
[devotional music playing]
'If your duty'
'or your life is at stake,'
'I won't hesitate'
'to sacrifice my life to protect you.'
'Sita, your sacrifice'
'will conclude my brother's'
'vengeance.'
O, Lord Agni,
if I never even thought
of a man before my marriage,
Lord Agni must light the wood!
[thunder breaking]
[Sanskrit mantra chanting]
If I have never ever thought
of any man, other than my husband
even for a moment
after our marriage, or if I have been involved
in any such act,
Lord Agni must light up!
If I have always considered my husband akin to God,
always prayed for his success,
and strived
to uphold the decorum and stature
of the Raghukul,
then let the flames of Lord Agni
bear witness to it!
If my husband doubted me
even for a moment,
or if I have thought of another man
even by mistake,
Lord Agni,
please consume me
along with the wood today!
[thunder rumbling]
[melancholic song playing]
Sita!
- Hail Shri Rama! - Hail Shri Rama!
[song playing]
[song continues playing]