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22. A Faithful Wife

Karma’s test :

Fortunately, she attained Rama as her husband but Karma
was right there to test her. Since Rama was going to become
the King, she was going to get the honour of being the main
queen of the huge kingdom of Ayodhya. But her karmas had
something else in store for her. To keep Kaikeyi’s words,
Dashratha was forced to coronate Bharata as the King but
Bharata refused accept this position in presence of Rama. Thus
Rama willingly asked for forest exile. Now if her husband
accepted forest exile, what would remain for Sitaji ?

Amidst many handsome kings and princes who had come
for her Swayamvar, she had married Rama and what was
the outcome ? She had to leave all the royal comforts and
luxuries and roam in the forest. What would people tell her ?
They would criticise her act saying, “What did you achieve
in marrying Rama ? What had you thought and what did you
get ?” But she was not all worried about that because she
very well knew that,

Everything that happens is regulated by Karma and
Destiny. Why unnecessarily cry over it ?
Respect for your husband increases tolerance :

Secondly, the moment she married Rama, she created a high
level of respect and affection for him in her heart. Such was
her respect that she considered everything that Rama did to be
right and unquestionable. She made up her mind in such a way

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