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While looking through the instance wherein Sitaji declined
Hanuman’s help to save her character, Hanuman repeatedly
warned Sita saying, “Here, your safety in danger.” But Sita
replied, “If my character is safe, I am safe. I have warned
Ravana to stay 3½ feet away. He does not dare to cross the
territory because he very well knows that if he tries to come
closer and touch me, I will end my life. So, be assured about
my safety. My character is safe here. Then why should I sit
on your shoulders and deliberately break it ?”
Thus here we get a moral about sticking to protection of
character and other virtues even in adverse times.

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