Vik
I don't blame you - in the Ramayan forum, we used to be disappointed that there ain't a Shani Dev Forum for us to discuss the appearances of our fav Ramayan actors
On Sita's fault, you probably missed the tons of discussions and debates we'd have in the Ramayan forum - maybe you can refer to those. Go to that forum and the doubts & discussions thread - it's a sticky there - and track back to the first versions of that thread. You'll see a lot in there.
It depends on what you believe. I only believe the original Valmiki and nothing else, and according to that, Sita was not left in the jungle, but near Valmiki's Ashram. All the while, Rama & Lakshman knew where she lived, and when Kush/Luv were born, Shatrughan, who was on his invasion of Madhupura, met her and did their naming ceremony. There was never any war b/w Kush/Luv and Rama's army, and at the end, when Rama asked that Sita make a statement on her chastity, that's when Sita took the ultimate vow that took her in. Yeah, the last part I still find disturbing and avoid.
Comparing it w/ the Anti-Ramayan BAVD (nice name, btw), Sita never went back to Mithila (that too was discussed in that forum) but Bharti fortunately has returned and is starting a new life, and ready to move on. In fact, whereas it would have been inconceivable to think of Sita w/ anyone else, Bharti is more likely than not to move on w/ Amit. Also, Rama exiled Sita, but here, it was Bharti who asked for a divorce, and Murli who willingly granted it. Still big contrasts.
I agree that maybe Gau invokes Ram-ji's name for the very reason you mention, but I think one does have to clean up one's act as well. But I'd rather not get too religious here.
To continue the analogy, so far, Veena hasn't expressed an opinion here. But if Murli is Ravan, would Veena be Shurpanakha 🤣
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