Originally posted by: Moonks
I will disagree to the fact that Sita Maa was his praja, she was not, she was his queen, equal of him in every sense, as a queen it was her duty to share his responsibilities, even if I don't believe uttarkand is real ( Valmiki doesn't mention it and Ramcharitmans which is the next most believable version, atleast from where I come, is written in 16th century, under the Islamic rule, you can't think that nobody would have modified it to suit their narratives) And even if we believe uttarkand, Sita was the one who took the decision to go away so Ram's respect can stay intact, I won't even talk about Ram as a king, but as a husband only, he said he will also go with her but sita refused by saying that people will look down upon him that he left his people for his wife, it was solely Sita's decision and Ram agreed with that half heartedly, but reverse the case for a second what if it was a Ram's decision to leave the palace and go to forest without Sita (not that she would have let him go alone), would not you have respected the fact and said it was not sita's fault, the only mistake of Ram's was he never told it was sita who took the decision, he took the blame upon himself, he never let her bore the brunt, it was him who shielded her from the accusing glances and taunts of the world, at the end everyone says Ram is wrong, he is a bad husband, he protected Sita's honour at the cost of his respect, if this doesn't show his maryada, his love, I don't know what does
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