Originally posted by: Kween_Snowflake
I just came across this post... though I don't know what this discussion is all about but some of your words caught my eye and I wanted to express my views regarding the same.
About the Actions of Lord Rama...
What u said about lord Rama being in his human form made him vulnerable to human emotions is something I completely agree with but I don't agree with the part where u said that it helped u to understand and accept him. Because sirsly I don't understand the need to accept or understand him.
You know I asked similar question to my grandmother once but she told me something along the lines of the answer u got and she also added that he has no other option but to choose between his wife and his dharma as a king. And Frankly I wasn't satisfied with this answer, I kept asking this question to other elders in my family and even to my teachers in school but never got a answer which will satisfy me and make me respect Lord Rama like I used to as a kid before coming across to this part of his story. Then one of teachers advised me that if u are not satisfied with the answer other people gives u then try forming ur own answer, analyse his actions and decide what is right and wrong for u...and I did just that.
After reading a lot of material over this topic, talking to a lot of people and deep thinking. I came to the conclusion that I don't need to understand or accept lord Rama for what he did became even Godess Sita didn't forgave him. I firmly that he himself never doubted Sita's piousness but he wasn't strong enough to take a firm stand for her. What he did was absolutely wrong and he spent rest of his life regretting it. He didn't even knew about the existence of his kids and couldn't enjoy the pure happiness of parenthood and not only him but the whole city who questioned Godess Sita, regretting their actions.
In my opinion every story (fictional or mythological) always have a moral. It is to teach u something. And this part of Ramayana thought me that if you ever question the character of a women or even fail to protect her respect than u will never be forgiven! When lord himself wasn't forgiven for such a crime than their is definitely no chance for a human to be forgiven.
Infact when lakshman cut the nose of Surpankha, lord Rama wasn't happy with this. He wanted lakshman to apology for this even after knowing the fact that she had evil intentions.
And Maybe this is precisely the lesson that lord Vishnu wanted to give us with his Rama avatar - To never disrespect a women! Because this will never be forgiven.
So I don't justify or understand lord Rama's action as a humans vulnerability but as lord Vishnu's attempt to teach us a important lesson. Similarly instead of justifying the actions of any human as his vulnerability against his emotions, we should just call him out for that because even god was punished for his crimes!