When Śrī Rāma instructed Śrī Sītā to reside in Ayodhyā, she became angry with Him out of love and told Him that His instructions to her will become a matter of public ridicule. She stated that Daśaratha’s instruction to exile Rāma to the forest automatically included the instruction to exile her along with Him to the forest. She said that she could not bear the pain of living without Him and requested Him to take her with Him to the forest.