Someone says, “The king is very good and truthful; don’t blame him. Look, a king who does not steadfastly adheres to his words or vows, and a woman who does not wear the basic ornament of the nose-pin or the nose-ring, do not look good and are not appreciated.’ (When some of the citizens began accusing king Janak of being stubborn in sticking to his vows of tieing the marriage of Sita with the bow, and in the process putting her future at an uncertain stake, some wise amongst them defended the king. They said that the king is not at fault. When he had set the condition of the lifting of the formidable bow, he was not aware of Lord Ram. And once the condition is set and declared openly, it would be absolutely unrighteous and unpardonable for any noble king to go back on his own words. So, though it is true that in the present instance this stern vow is acting as a spoil-sport, but one must not blame the king for this impasse. In fact, the king himself is in a dilemma; he himself regrets that he made this vow. But now it can’t be helped.)