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Test of Fire
Weeping and woebegone, Sita pleaded with Lakshmana, "Lakshmana, the only remedy for this is to enter the fire. Accused unjustly, denounced openly, and my chastity questioned mercilessly, what other refuge do I have?" Pacing slowly around Rama, Sita stood in front of the fire as she said, "If Surya, Chandra, Vayu, and all the gods believe in my chastity, may Agni protect me!"

Into Rama's presence, who stood grieving, came Indra, Kubera, Varuna, Ishwara and Brahma in their dazzling airborne chariots to ask, "How could you, the best among men and protector of the earth, watch as Sita fell into the fire."