Ram is like Dasrath Sita is like me- Sumitra - Page 2

Interesting post.

Originally posted by: avalonhigh1234

Shruthi In one of the discussions of the Ramayan ,I heard people disputing whether Sita was at fault for speaking harshly to Lakshman in the golden deer fiasco. Some said that he states that she was not a common stree and that word was what prompted her to say those words to him.The other group said that her doubts on him and her crossing his Rekha was why she had to suffer so many indignities. Well back then I was brash enough to want  to bash their heads for their narrow minded distortions of  something I loved...But these comments rankled a lot till I read the English translations of Valmiki's Ramayan in which there was no mention of either Lakshman rekha or her in any way doubting his character. But in our infinite wisdom, we, as a society had managed to twist it to justify our own moral weaknesses and our degrading values. and it is not  just restricted to India ,but the state of woman in any society is more or less the same. A rape or molestation is justified by saying that she was dressed in a certain way or she was in that place at the wrong time ...the list goes on. What we often overlook is that the core values and principles remain the same for both a man or a woman. Our weakness are also of the same nature .In a society both of them have to follow the same code of conduct, don't they. So why do we end up restricting a woman's right than changing a man's intention????

Savita

@bold... exactly...

Wow never would have thought about this meaning 😲

I was waiting for these words in the show ...shrutiravi even I have a very similar interpretation of these words...my mom told me the meaning of this line spoken by rani sumitra ...she also told me that sumitra said these words to lakshman so that he never feel reluctant or become careless to follow his dharma of serving and protecting them in forest for all 14 yearEdited by Rex_Ryan - 8 years ago

Originally posted by: shruthiravi

Jayashree yes long back only. It should be somewhere between 1995-2000 😆

@jahnvi, this ideological change is what we need. the process might be hard but not imposible. @savita, i get angry too, when someone mensions about the stupid non-existant "andhe ka putra andha" part to justifie draupadi's cheerharan.Edited by Arijit007 - 8 years ago

Thank you very much, beautifully written. 

Originally posted by: Arijit007

@jahnvi, this ideological change is what we need. the process might be hard but not imposible. @savita, i get angry too, when someone mensions about the stupid non-existant "andhe ka putra andha" part to justifie draupadi's cheerharan.

@DD this lines impact was very huge on me and it was then that I believed mothers can teach sons how to behave. Sumitra had done it. Lakshman is Sumitra's victory as a mother. Such well behaved duty bound son she has given to the world. 

Exactly Shruthi... I believe the same...