But for one to sin and another to reap its reward—the ways of God are most mysterious; who is there in the world who can comprehend them?”
The king in his anxiety to detain Rama tried every honest expedient, but when he saw that he was bent on going—righteous, brave and wise as he was—he took and pressed Sita to his bosom and gave her much most affectionate advice, telling her of all the intolerable hardships of the forest, and reminding her of the happiness she might enjoy with her parents-in-law or at her father's house. But Sita's heart was set on Rama's feet, and neither home seemed to her attractive nor the woods repulsive. Every one else too warned her with stories of all the many miseries of the desert. The minister's wife and the guru's—prudent dames—affectionately urged her in gentle tones: “He has not sent you into exile. You should do as you are told by your parents and your guru.”
The king in his anxiety to detain Rama tried every honest expedient, but when he saw that he was bent on going—righteous, brave and wise as he was—he took and pressed Sita to his bosom and gave her much most affectionate advice, telling her of all the intolerable hardships of the forest, and reminding her of the happiness she might enjoy with her parents-in-law or at her father's house. But Sita's heart was set on Rama's feet, and neither home seemed to her attractive nor the woods repulsive. Every one else too warned her with stories of all the many miseries of the desert. The minister's wife and the guru's—prudent dames—affectionately urged her in gentle tones: “He has not sent you into exile. You should do as you are told by your parents and your guru.”