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A. No, because she was ready to sacrifice her life for the
protection of her chastity.

Leave alone breaking her chastity, she did not glance at
Ravana even once. Inspite of the fact that he stood 3½ foot
away, she still did not look him in the eye. Whenever Ravana
appeared in front of him, she would sit with her eyes rolled
downwards so much so that Ravana’s face or body did not
come in her vision. This was Sita’s insistence to protect her
character. Neither did she accept Hanuman’s proposal to sit on
his shoulders nor did she make eye contact with Ravana.

Hence, great poet Udyaratnaji sings Sita’s glory in the
Sajhaya :

‘Udayratna kahe dhanya e abalā, Sitā jehanu nāma,
Satio mahi jeha shiromani, nitya hojo pranām.’

Why repeat Sitaji’s life events ?

We already went through Sitaji’s life once. Now, once again
we take a brief trip through her life. Do not get bored because
everytime we recollect them, we get the golden opportunity
to appreciate her good thoughts and acts.

Appreciating others good act is the best medium to
accumulate positive thoughts, which eventually result in
a wise and knowledgeable rebirth.

If we succumb to negative thoughts like anger, pride, greed

more than implementing forgiveness, humility, satisfaction,
etc. then we need to understand that we have got a negative
series of thoughts from our previous births. Instead, if we
desire positive thoughts and good feelings in future then we
should appreciate the noble acts and virtues of great men.
That is why we rewind Sitaji’s life events.
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