English Commentaries


Justification of Sita to follow Rama into the forest 2.27.1-23

Valmiki says that Sita’s love for her husband is not marred by any dislike or disgust. It is heightened when she says. “O prince, you are the best among men, yet you tender this commonplace advice? Your exhortation belittles my stature. I am amused to hear them. They are a big joke.”