Text 12]
The Pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra
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jñāpanārthaṁ punar nitya- sambandhaḥ svātmanaḥ śriyāḥ ayodhyāyā vinirgacchan sarva-lokasya ceśvaraḥ pratyakṣaṁ tu śriyā sārdhaṁ jagāmānādir avyayaḥ
nakṣatra-māsa-gaṇitaṁ trayodaśa-sahasrakam brahmaloka-samaṁ cakre samastaṁ kṣiti-maṇḍalam
rāmo rāmo rāma iti sarveṣām abhavat tadā sarvoramamayo loko yadā rāmas tv apālayat
It was actually impossible for Rāvaṇa to take away Sītā. The form of Sītā taken by Rāvaṇa was an illusory representation of mother Sītā— māyā-sītā . When Sītā was tested in the fire, this  māyā-sītā  was burnt, and the real Sītā came out of the fire.
A further understanding to be derived from this example is that a woman, however powerful she may be in the material world, must be given protection, for as soon as she is unprotected she will be exploited by Rākṣasas like Rāvaṇa. Here the words  vaideha-rāja-duhitari  indicate that before mother Sītā was married to Lord Rāmacandra she was protected by her father, Vaideha-rāja. And when she was married she was protected by her husband. Therefore the conclusion is that a woman should always be protected. According to the Vedic rule, there is no scope for a woman's being independent ( asamakṣam ), for a woman cannot protect herself independently.
TEXT 12
दग्धात्मकृत्यहतकृत्यमहन् कबन्धं
सख्यं विधाय कपिभिर्दधितागतितैः ।