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Ravana’s great oath :

Ravana also had an oath that, ‘I will not touch someone else’s
wife without her consent.’ Thus Ravana did not come close
to Sita. Here you can imagine Ravana’s greatness as well.
His thirst for sensual pleasures was not only insatiable but
increasing each day. Inspite of this he stood by his oath to
get involved with another woman only if she wished to. Sita
was nothing less than a beautiful goddess on earth. But if she
did not consent to a relation with him, he would not compel
her to do so.

This also requires great determination. Once you make a
resolution, sticking to it inspite of adverse circumstances also
demands courage and strength. Attractive and admirable Sita
was right in front of him. There was absolute privacy and the
fragrant atmosphere was also favourable to satisfy his passion.
But he was firm on his pledge and did not break it.

Q. He was so determined that he did not want to force himself
on Sita. Also Sita was never going to agree. It implied that
eventually he had to return back Sita. Then what caused
the destruction of Ravana ?

A. Pride was the cause of Ravana’s destruction.

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