In the quiet of predawn Sita persuades Laxman to drop her at the envelope of the jungle ....Laxman is distraught at the thought of leaving his Maa saman bhaabhi at forest ... she consoles Distraught Laxman ... reminding him of Raj Karya , Bhaabhi ka Adesh .. and she walks off teary eyed .
He does Pranam to her foot prints after she disappears into the thickets .
Sita reaches Valmiki ashram ..he welcomes her n tells her he was not surprised as he was expecting her n had foreseen her arrival ....this was part of her penance..
Kadambini , Chandrika , Kaveri , Kirtibala , Maha Shweta and other girls n ladies at Valmiki ashram welcome her warmly ..he names her Vandevi and asks the women to take good care of Vandevi as she was pregnant . He treats her as her father , and takes special care of her .
Ram and Sita are both heart broken and miss each other .At Ayodhya Ram sleeps on the floor on a grass mat .. as he feels he has no rights to live in luxury when he can not share that with his dharm patni.
At Ashram . Valmiki is worried o seeing Sita so depressed during pregnancy .. he advises her to think positive that will give positive vibes to her pati at Ayodhya n to her unborn child. Sita agrees .
At Ayodhya Maharaj Janak pays unexpected visit .. Ram n Laxman receive him with due respect . Ram that shares his grief with Janak n regrets he failed to take care of Sita . He blames himself n feels guilty about it . Janak consoles Ram .