Your Highness, if you're done,
please undergo the 'agnipariksha' and prove your purity!
[thunder breaking]
[dramatic music playing]
Mister, what kind of 'agnipariksha' do you want me to give?
Please be clear!
Because women start undergoing tests
right from their birth.
They undergo a test
even as daughters.
A clan is known by the name of men,
but its honour, respect,
and decorum
are maintained by a woman.
Her single mistake
or misconduct
stains the name of her clan.
[vocalising]
She is asked to take the test again after becoming a wife.
She forgets her identity
and helps her husband progress.
As a daughter-in-law,
she serves as the foundation of the new family
while honouring its traditions.
She doesn't stop getting tested
even after becoming a mother.
Although she gives birth to the descendants,
they carry
their father's name.
Even though she instils values in them,
her children
uphold their father's rights.
[song playing]
Why should only a woman undergo tests
and endure the pain of proving her purity
all the time?
Why is it entirely a woman's responsibility?
[dramatic music playing]
[bell clanging]
[theme song playing]
[theme song concludes]
The male-dominated society represses women,
but the root cause of this issue
lies with women themselves.
A mother
always teaches her daughter
to follow a man's command,
trust his thinking, and seek his guidance.
A mother-in-law
teaches her daughter-in-law
to sacrifice herself
to help her husband progress.
Women established the rule
that only women will undergo tests.
It is both her responsibility
and duty.
Raghuvansha has always upheld a woman's honour.
King Aja sacrificed his life
for the love of his wife.
My father-in-law, King Dasharatha,
gave up his life to fulfil the promise
made to his wife.
Shri Rama renounced the palace
and went into exile to honour his mother.
He then waged war against Ravana
for his wife, who was also a woman.
And then,
he endured the pain of separation while staying in the palace,
all for the same woman.
So, today,
I, Sita,
the daughter-in-law of Raghukul,
take a step
to uphold the honour of women!
I'll set a new example.
I can easily undergo
the 'agnipariksha' one last time
and happily ascend
the throne to rule forever.
I can remove the stain
on my sons and my character.
However, I won't do that.
I won't undergo the 'agnipariksha'.
[bell clanging]
Because
if today I bow down to the dark forces
as a woman,
no woman
will ever be able to live a respectable life.
[mellow music playing]
If I undergo the 'agnipariksha' today,
I'll weaken the mind of women
all over the world.
Today, if I agree to undergo the test,
it'll pave the way
for dishonouring, disrespecting,
and character assassination of women!
[dramatic music playing]
Today, a woman
won't undergo the 'agnipariksha'
merely to satisfy the ego of men!
She won't make a sacrifice
and undergo the 'agnipariksha'!
[thunder cracking]
I don't want women
to endure the pain of 'agnipariksha' in future!
[dramatic music playing]
- Hail Queen Sita! - All hail!
[dramatic music playing]
I made this decision neither as a queen,
a wife,
nor a mother.
I made this decision
only as a woman.
I,
Sita,
Shri Rama's wife,
and Raghukul's daughter-in-law,
ask nature.
I've never thought
of any man, except my husband, Shri Rama,
in my entire lifetime,
nor have I crossed the line of decorum
by neglecting my commitment as a wife.
If I, Sita,
have always belonged
to Shri Rama, both physically and mentally,
then, O, Mother Earth,
please grant me a place
within You immediately.
[thunder breaking]
[thunder rumbling]
[thunder cracking]
Sita!
A woman
sacrificed her entire life
for her husband,
her family,
and her children.
Instead of herself,
she lived her life
for her family and relatives!
Today,
her character is in question!
[dramatic music playing]
Society wants to test her commitment to her husband.
I don't want to live in a society
with such a mindset!
[thunder rumbling]
All my responsibilities,
goals,
and duties
end now!
O, Mother Bhagavati,
the embodiment of the goddess,
I, Bhumija, born of you,
want You to take me back!
[thunder breaking]
[thunder rumbling]
Mahadeva, this is catastrophic.
How can this happen?
Will Siya and Rama be separated again?
Siya and Rama are the avatars
of Goddess Lakshmi and Narayana.
Before uniting on the earth,
they were separated in the Vaikuntha loka.
Similarly, both of them must separate
yet again
to unite in the future.
They must endure the pain of separation.
They must bow down to the rules
of destiny.
Do you mean
Rama will agree to separate
from his Siya without any complaint?
Won't he even try to be with her?
[thunder rumbling]
This is unprecedented.
After years of hopelessness,
Devi Sita returned like rain.
Ayodhya had just begun to transform for the better
after years of gloom.
And now this.
O, Shri Rama,
please don't let this happen.
O, supreme man, Shri Rama, please don't let anyone
harm Devi Sita's dignity.
Please stop this.
Lord, please stop it.
Please stop this from happening.
[dramatic music playing]
[thunder cracking]
[song playing]
[earth cracking]
[earth shuddering]
No, Sita!
[song playing]
Mother!
Mother, what did you just say?
You must retract your words.
Mother,
you can't punish us for the doubts raised by the subjects.
Mother, you can't leave us.
How will we live without you?
[melancholic music playing]
Sons,
I have taught you
everything I had to.
You both have fulfilled
your duties toward me,
and now it's time for you
to fulfil your duties toward your father, King Rama.
You must now
remove every difficulty faced by Ayodhya and its king.
Sons,
always be the source of your father's happiness.
[thunder rumbling]
Don't be the reason for his sadness.
Mother, we neither want Ayodhya nor the king of Ayodhya.
Mother, we just need you! Only you!
Mother, let's go back.
Mother, let's go back to Lord Valmiki's abode in the forest.
Mother, we'll spend our entire life there.
Our hut was far better than this palace.
Mother, let's go!
Son, that is not possible.
[thunder rumbling]
Life teaches us
to fulfil our duties
despite the difficulties.
Neither I,
your father,
nor you, nor Raghukul, will do that.
Both of you
are the disciples of Lord Valmiki.
You can't be overcome by emotions.
You should be disciplined, focussed,
and righteous.
[melancholic song playing]
[melancholic song continues playing]
Before I go,
I want to make this clear.
The sun's rays
don't need to prove their source.
Similarly, Luv and Kush,
born of Siya and Rama's love,
don't need to prove
that they are Raghuvanshis!
Shri Rama, I know
you don't doubt me even a little.
The valour and values in my sons
reflect the personality of Shri Rama!
I'm doing this to answer those
who came here
and doubted me, my character,
the lineage of my sons,
and the descendants of Raghukul!
[dramatic music playing]
Wicked man!
- We won't spare you today! - We'll kill you!
Please stop!
You all are so foolish.
A woman is insulting the male fraternity
in a court full of men,
and yet you're supporting her!
[dramatic music playing]
Quiet, shameless man!
Our queen has decided to leave us because of you.
Ayodhya will plunge into gloom because of you,
yet you're trying to incite us!
If a poisonous snake endangers one's life,
it's better to kill it.
Today, Ayodhya will kill venomous snakes like you.
What... What do you mean?
Please make him understand.
You need to understand first!
You poisoned our minds.
However, we have come back to our senses.
Mother Sita is the epitome of purity.
Didn't you see how the earth cracked open when she prayed?
Didn't you hear it?
Her cry for help cracked the earth!
This is a pretence!
- It's an illusion! - You are deceitful!
You're the one pretending.
Devi Sita is the very definition of a devoted wife.
No woman is as pure as her.
You sowed the seed of doubt in our minds,
and we questioned her purity.
[dramatic music playing]
Mother Sita,
the subjects of Ayodhya
punished the source of evil thoughts,
the slanderer.
[mellow music playing]
You don't need to punish yourself or undergo the 'agnipariksha'.
Mother Sita,
I plead with you.
Please change your decision.
[song playing]
Mother Sita, please change your decision.
Sita is impious, and that is the truth!
[thunder rumbling]
Stop calling her great!
[thunder rumbling]
[intense music plays]