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The Pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra
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rakṣaḥ-adhamena —by the most wicked among Rākṣasas, Rāvaṇa;  vṛka-vat —like a tiger;  vipine —in the forest;  asamakṣam —unprotected;  vaideha-rāja-duhitari —by this condition of mother Sītā, the daughter of the King of Videha;  apayāpitāyām —having been kidnapped;  bhrātrā —with His brother;  vane —in the forest;  kṛpaṇa-vat —as if a very distressed person;  priyayā —by his dear wife;  viyuktaḥ —separated;  strī-saṅginām —of persons attracted to or connected with women;  gatim —destination;  iti —thus;  prathayan —giving an example;  cacāra —wandered.
TRANSLATION
When Rāmacandra entered the forest and Lakṣmaṇa was also absent, the worst of the Rākṣasas, Rāvaṇa, kidnapped Sītādevi, the daughter of the King of Videha, just as a tiger seizes unprotected sheep when the shepherd is absent. Then Lord Rāmacandra wandered in the forest with His brother Lakṣmaṇa as if very much distressed due to separation from His wife. Thus He showed by His personal example the condition of a person attached to women.
PURPORT
In this verse the words  strī-saṅginām gatim iti  indicate that the condition of a person attached to women was shown by the Lord Himself. According to moral instructions,  gṛhe nārīm vivarjayet : when one goes on a tour, one should not bring his wife. Formerly men used to travel without conveyances, but still, as far as possible, when one leaves home one should not take his wife with him, especially if one is in such a condition as Lord Rāmacandra when banished by the order of His father. Whether in the forest or at home, if one is attached to women this attachment is always troublesome, as shown by the Supreme Personality of Godhead by His personal example.
Of course, this is the material side of  strī-saṅgī , but the situation of Lord Rāmacandra is spiritual, for He does not belong to the material world.  Nārāyaṇaḥ paro 'vyaktāt : Nārāyaṇa is beyond the material creation. Because He is the creator of the material world, He is not subject to the conditions of the material world. The separation of Lord Rāmacandra from Sītā is spiritually understood as  vipralambha , which is an activity of the  hlādinī  potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead belonging