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It is easy to achieve all this if our life is complete with
religion and character.

Life is fragrant only because of this. If we do not want to
make our life fragrant by increasing religion and devcloping
virtues, then what is the difference between our life and that
of dogs and cows ? Such a life will not reap any good fruits
in the next birth and thus will go waste.

Ravana laid a trap, cleverly kidnapped Sita and kept her in
the Ashokvatika amidst tight security. What joy would he
be gaining ? Kidnapping someone’s wife and keeping her
encaged gave him happiness. Ravana was mighty but the
thirst for sensual pleasures disturbs the mighty as well.

Here, during Karmasatta’s second attack, Sita was separated
from her husband but she did not wail. She consoled her mind
that, “I am separated from my husband not because of any
mistakes by him or me but because of Ravana’s crime.”

Though I am separated from my husband by Ravana’s arrest,
he does not have the power to spoil my character. Sitaji’s
resolution to maintain her character is strong. She very well
knows why Ravana has abducted her. Now let’s see if Sita
can protect her character in front of the mighty Ravana.

Sita was kept imprisoned in Ashokvatika. When Ravana
came to meet her for the first time, she challenged him, “Hey
Ravana ! Stay 3.5 feet away and talk to me. If you try to cross
this boundary, then understand that you will get Sita’s dead
body and not Sita. A dead body is then feast for vultures,
not humans.”

Thus Sita was ready to die by crushing her tongue if Ravana
attempted to touch her. Now how will the mighty Ravana be
able to break Sita’s character ?
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