‘Rama has accepted Lava and Kusa. He has accepted Sita, too. But Sita must declare herself innocent in the open court.’ Sita listened calmly to these words. With a smile. ‘Is there a need for me to do that?’ That’s all she said. Liberated now from her children too, Sita, with a peaceful smile on her face, set out to return to where she had come from.