This entire episode is narrated in Ram Charit Manas, Aranya Kand, from Chaupai
line no. 3 that precedes Doha no. 17—to Doha no. 28; and Chaupai line nos. 1-17 that
precede Doha no. 30.
It was at this time that Lord Shiva saw his revered Lord Ram wandering in the
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kabahūm̐ jōga biyōga na jākēṁ. dēkhā pragaṭa biraha dukhu tākēṁ. 8.
It is indeed a wonder that he who is never affected by either union or separation
should be overcome with grief of separation (from his beloved wife Sita). (8)
[Note—Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Aranya Kand—(i) Chaupai line nos. 7-17 that
precede Doha no. 30; (ii) from Chaupai line no. 2 that precedes Doha no. 37—to
Chaupai line no. 2 that precedes Doha no. 39.
The answer to the question “why did Lord Ram behave in such a way that made him
look like a man who is passionate and tied to the world with fetters of worldly
relationships” is found in Ram Charit Manas, Aranya Kand, Chaupai line no. 17 that
precedes Doha no. 30; and Chaupai line nos. 1-2 that precedes Doha no. 39.
These verses say in essence that this peculiar behaviour of Lord Ram, who was
supposed to be above all worldly relationships and immune to emotional outbursts, is
because he wanted to act his role as a human being to perfection, thereby signalling
the natural traits in everyone born as a man, and secondly to show at once how a
passionate man behaves vis-à-vis a man who practices courage and resilence.]
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dōhā.
ati bicitra raghupati carita jānahiṁ parama sujāna.
jē matimanda bimōha basa hṛdayam̐ dharahiṁ kachu āna. 49.
Lord Raghupati’s (Sri Ram’s) deeds and his behaviour is very mysterious and beyond
comprehension. Only the very wise and enlightened are able to decipher and
understand them correctly. For the ignorant, those who are overcome with delusions,
and those who are utterly stupid, these events are interpreted in the wrong light, and
they harbour misgivings about the Lord in their hearts. (Doha no. 49)
[Note—The less enlightened think that Lord Ram was a human being who was
grieving for his kidnapped wife, but those who are wise know that it was a clever
trick by the Lord to keep the demons in the dark about his true identity of Lord
Vishnu who had to find an excuse by which to confront the demons and eliminate
them. Sita, who was an incarnation of goddess Laxmi, was hidden in the fire element
and what Ravana took away was merely her shadow. Besides this, Lord Ram had
voluntarily made Sita to be stolen by Ravana so that the Lord could find an excuse to
fight with her abductor and punish him by killing him in the battle that would ensue
to rescue her from captivity.
This is very clear in Ram Charit Manas, Aranya Kand, from Chaupai line no. 8
that precedes Doha no. 23—to Chaupai line no. 5 that precedes Doha no. 24; and
Chaupai line no. 6 that precedes Doha no. 27.