In the story of Ramayana (Aranya 44-45), Sita's husband Rama wonders in the wilderness in search for unusual deer that has caught everyone's attention. Meanwhile, Sita and Laksmana hear a crying voice that sounds like Rama. Sita is panic-stricken, while Laksmana is calm and relax. Sita asks Laksmana to go help Rama, but Rama has ordered Laksmana to protect Sita no matter what happens. Laksmana tells her that it’s the demon deer simulating the voice of Rama; however his serenity even more annoys Sita. She starts telling him how terrible enemy of Rama he is, how he is pretending to be Rama's brother, and how his motive is for doing so is either to get her or that he is Bharata's accomplice. Laksmana says that "It is not surprising that women should behave in this manner: for they are easily led away from dharma; they are fickle and sharp-tongued.”
This scene shows how men are dedicated to dharma, while women are easily led away from dharma; shows that men are more physically and mentally stronger when it comes to such situations, because they have more experience. Men will follow their righteous duty assigned and they won't disobey their master or friend. Soon enough, Laksmana leaves because he cannot endure anymore of the words said by Sita. By leaving he isn’t led away from dharma: "the gods are witness to what took place here, may those gods protect you.” This shows that Laksmana did no wrong, but followed his righteous duty. Sita's words were too powerful, therefore the gods will decide based on what they saw if he should get punished or not. He knows that it was a good enough reason to leave, and since the gods were witnesses of what happened they can’t blame him for what he did.
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