agnipraveśa

agnipraveśa Tatpur. m. (-śaḥ) Entering the fire, esp. self im-

molation by a widow upon the pyre of her deceased hus-

band. E. agni and praveśa. Also agnipraveśana n. (-nam).

agnipraveśa m. °praskandana n. (self-immolation by) entering the fire.

agni—praveśa, m. or agni—praveśana, n. entering the fire, self immolation of a widow on her husband's funeral pile.

agnipraveśa (a° + pra°) m. das Besteigen des Scheiterhaufens, freiwilliger Tod im Feuer Ind. St. 2, 76. R. 6, 101 in der Unterschr. KATHĀS. 16,116. 36,79. MUDRĀR. 135,11. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 51,b,34.

agnipraveśa m. und °praveśana n. das Besteigen des Scheiterhaufens , freiwilliger Tod im Feuer.

agnipraveśa m. der freiwillige Feuertod.

AGNIPRAVEŚA (M). Entering fire. In the Yuddha-

Kāṇḍā of the Rāmāyaṇa, Vālmīki has described Sītā's

entering and standing in fire (Agnipraveśam) as a

test of her purity. Though Rāma recovered Sītā from

Rāvaṇa, he wanted to accept her as his wife only after

her purity had been tested and proved. So he decided to

test her by fire (Agniparīkṣaṇa). Sītā shed tears at the

thought that her husband doubted her chastity.

Lakṣmaṇa, at Rāma's bidding, made a pyre. Sītā

jumped into it after praying to the gods. She remained

unscorched by the fire and Rāma gladly received her

once more as his wife.