अवश्यं चापि लोकेषु सीता पावनमर्हति। दीर्घकालोषिता हीयं रावणान्तःपुरे शुभा॥
avaśyaṃ cāpi lokeṣu sītā pāvanamarhati| dīrghakāloṣitā hīyaṃ rāvaṇāntaḥpure śubhā||
English Meaning
Beautiful (Sītā) lived in the inner apartment of Rāvana for a long time so she needs this purification in the presence of all people.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)