In English
Meanwhile, sent word through to light a fire into which was to jump. She was to be affirmed by the God of fire himself as a precondition for Him to take back to . At these words, flared up. He had never spoken against before. Now he said, “! Have You gone mad? Has Your intelligence dwindled? What are You saying? You might have been affected by some fault, but there is none in that great lady . She is a highly chaste lady. She is an ideal for all women, and You are talking so degradingly about her! If this is what You had in your mind, why did she suffer for ten months? Have You considered that?” knew ’s heart and knew ’s heart. Upon hearing ’s outburst, replied, “, we are now living as ideal men. We have to set standards for men to follow. I know her greatness. But her goodness must be brought out. People say that so and so is a great man. But being good is far more important than being great. Hence I must prove to the world that she is a great lady, but more than that, she is a good lady.” meanwhile heard ’s command. With tears flowing down her eyes, she went around the fire and prayed, “If I am indeed the embodiment of Truth, if at any time there has been no evil feelings in me, may this fire cool down. Except for ’s name, at every point of time, I had no other thought or name in my mind. But then, when was taking me away from , he had caught hold of me and put me on the chariot. What could I do to prevent him from touching me? Even then, I thought of only . If You have decided to test me after all that, I shall obey Your command.” So saying, she jumped into the pyre.