Munidharmamau

Seetha told About munidharma to Rama.She is saying that it was not easy.It was possible only for those who leave materialistic pleasures.They were telling lies,wanting others woman and anger without provocation.Of these three wrongs Rama did not have first two blemishes ,.But he had the third one. He assured the sages to put an end to demons and were well equipped to fight them.She did not want to go Dandakaaranya.Because if they went there,Demons would come across them.Rama was sure to use his weapons to destroy them. Seetha told him a story.In earlier days,there was a sage who was doing penance .He was leading a disciplined life.To avert his attention,Indra came as a soldier and asked him to protect his sword with him.Sage was innocent.He used to carry it wherever he went ,with the fear that he would lose it somewhere.He was so involved in protecting it that he forgot his penance.Naturally and slowly he started using it to kill animals.Later he went to hell.Holding arms is equivalent to holding fire in your hands.It would engulf everything in its vicinity.She wanted to warn Rama regarding bad effects of holding weapons. She was afraid that though the demons dont harm him personally,because of the word he gave to sages ,he would kill them.She was not in favor of such reaction.If any one is in trouble ,it is right to protect him by killing demons.But without any reason or that the demons had killed some sages in the past,it is not right to kill them now.Weapons and forest are completely different.Valor and penance are completely opposite.They had come to the forest to lead a life of sages.Then where does the use of weapons come?They should not think of Showing of valor like kings.They had to lea their life like other sages in the woods.We become wicked by using weapons.We can think of our duties as kings after going back to Ayodhya. Entire world is standing on righteousness.Life gets meaning if we follow righteousness.We get peace and pleasure if we follow the right path.Unless we strive hard and lead disciplined live and perform and practice strictly,we cant acquire righteousness.In woods ,the right thing to follow is the life of sages.So follow that.You know everything ,but I am simply reminding you as I am a lady.You and your brother think for yourselves and do what is apt. Rama admired Seethas diplomacy.Seetha herself told in the past that a king should never hear crying of victims when he is having his armory.When Sages came for help I told them to be relieved of tensions and I would look after their welfare.I can leave you and Lakshmana But I cant leave the word given to Brahmins.Even if they had not asked for my help,it is my duty as a king to protect them. So I cant waver my decision.Apart from it I like your concern towards me.I love you more than myself.Sreerama took Seetha and Lakshmana along with him to thapovanamu.Even sages followed them.