"Probably no work of world literature, secular in its origin, has ever produced so profound an influence on the life and thought of people as Ramayana. The nobility and magnanimity of Rama’s character and the conjugal devotion and fidelity of his wife Sita, for a great many centuries, exercised as far-reaching moral effect as paragons for imitation among Indians."
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A. A. Macdonell in: Ananda W. P. Guruge in: The Society of the Ramayana, Abhinav Publications, 1 January 1991, p. 3.
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Sita (Devanagari: सीता listen (help•info), also spelled Seeta or Seetha, meaning "from the furrow") is the central malcharacter of the Hindu epic Ramayana and was born in Janakpurdham present day Mithila, Nepal. She is the consort of the Hindu God Sri Rama (avatar of Vishnu) and is an avatar of Lakshmi, Goddess of wealth and wife of Vishnu. She is esteemed as a paragon of spousal and feminine virtues for all Hindu women. Sita is known for her dedication, self-sacrifice, courage and purity.
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