Phew I was like 👏 when Ram told this dialogue. Because what is the basic connect in relations. It is love. Not only between hus-wife but love is the basic element of existence of humans. From love comes all the positive feelings of empathy, care, nurture, confidence, dedication, motivation everything. You name a positive attribute at the core of it is love. And yes the highest expression of love is the one between hus-wife where Prakriti becomes one with Sanskriti to give something new that is beneficial both to Prakriti and Sanskriti and the cycle continues. A child born when the Prakriti willingly surrenders herself to Sanskriti who has locked her in his love it gives the positive direction to the world. Just like the birth of Karthikeya who was born to kill Tarakasura and Krishna who was born to kill Kamsa and who ended the adharma. So here if you look who is ending the adharma in real sense. It is not Ram. But it is Luv-Kush and their questions that rattles Ayodhya. And why so because they are born out of true love of Prakriti and Sanskriti.
And what was Raghuvansh doing in the name of maryada. Harishchandra sells his wife and child. For what vachanpalan. Is your wife and child your property to be sold in market . Coming to Dasrath, did he had prem towards any of his wife. Unfortunately no. He wanted them to give him a son. His Prem was limited what he can get from them. Or rather what is the ROI of his queen. If she gives son well the ROI is good, if she doesnt well the investment is not good enough. So invest in another property. Thus 3 wives( If somebody feels my language is harsh on these kings well it is intentional)
Now Ram, he doesnt consider his wife a property, he loves her as an individual. He has been committed to her. But here comes people and telling him for the welfare of Praja marry second time. Well it is no big deal. If you have rejected one property as the people are not satisfied with it as it does not suit their tastes, get another property that will serve the purpose. Ram tells them a king is an individual, a man and a woman treats her husband a man first then the king. Doesnt the man have emotions, doesnt he have feelings. Tell the munis, rishis as a king you have to do second marriage for Aswamedha and Aswamedha has to happen for the welfare of Praja.
It is a Ram who is fed up asking the question is sacrificing Prem Raghukul ki maryada. If a man follows rules why are you hell bent on ruining his life. Why are you hell bent on taking away his love from him. A man feels and Ram make this clear today that a man feels as much as a woman. He loves as much as a woman. And the society has no right to tell him in the name of reeti, neeti maryada to throw out his love from his life. Because he exists as he has that love in abundance. The day he loses that love and trust he will cease to exist.