The Ideal Couple

From today we will explore the pastimes of a wonderful Couple whose story is narrated in the Itihāsas. Here are a few clues to know more about Them.
  • This Couple is inseparable like the Sun and its rays.
  • There is no need of talks between the Husband and Wife for They converse by Their hearts alone!
  • This loving Couple understand each other very well and reside in each other's hearts.
  • The Wife is the soul of Her Husband and dearer to Him than His own life.
  • The Husband has His Consort as His equal, best friend, well-wisher and treats Her with utmost love, respect, dignity and freedom.
  • The Wife never hesitates to voice Her opinion in front of Her Husband.
  • The Husband can cross oceans, destroy and create universes for the sake of His Wife.
  • The Wife can bear all kinds of pain and make fire and earth tremble for the sake of Her Husband.
  • Even heaven is undesirable for the Husband when physically separated from His Beloved.
  • The Wife doesn't desire kingdoms, riches and powers. Nothing matters to Her more than Her Husband. 
  • This unparalleled Couple is hailed by the Vedas. Nothing is beyond Them and They are very dear to Umā Maheshwara.
  • They are Lakshmī Nārāyana Themselves.
Do you want to know who They are?
They are none other than Sītā Rāma!!!
Many wouldn't have actually expected this! Various thoughts like these would have crossed your mind:
  • How can one worship Rāma after what He did to Sītā?
  • No girl should be named after Sītā or else she will suffer a lot.
  • How can Rāma be accepted as God for being an insecure and jealous husband?
  • Sītā is a victim and is very submissive.
  • If Rāma could ask Sītā for Agnipariksha, why can't Sītā do the same to Rāma?
  • Sītā was too good for Rāma. She committed suicide when Rāma left Her.
  • How can Rāma not trust His own wife?
  • Sītā is fragile, meek and weak.
  • Rāma and Rāvana- Rāvana abducted Sītā and didn't harm Her but Sītā's Husband Rāma suspected her and asked her to jump into the fire. Who is the bad guy? A kidnapper or a cruel husband?
  • Being like Sītā will not empower women.
  • How can one worship Rāma as a Maryāda Purushottama? He was a bad husband who let Sītā suffer!
  • If someone in the modern age does what Rāma did to Sītā, would anyone glorify him?
  • Rāvana is better than Rāma. Even Rāvana would have opposed Rāma's actions.
Such thoughts and doubts arise when we don't know anything about Sītā and Rāma. All these misconceptions will be proved wrong in the upcoming series. Here we will take the help of Vālmīki Rāmāyana and various other sources to understand the greatness of Jānakī and Raghunātha. We will see how Rāma was a wonderful Husband and always trusted His Consort. Let's see how Sītā was a great Woman of immense strength and was never submissive. Let's learn why the above mentioned accusations are totally false. Let's understand why Sītā and Rāma are ideal in the eyes of many saints, devotees and scholars. So before Sītā Navamī, let's properly know the actions of the Divine Couple and admire Them sincerely.
Jai Siyā Rām!
Yours,
Hari Priye.




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