Sita: an illustrated retelling of the ramayana it is significant that the only character in hindu mythology, a king at that, to be given the title of ekam-patni-vrata, devoted to a single wife, is associated with the mos...Sita: an illustrated retelling of the ramayana it is significant that the only character in hindu mythology, a king at that, to be given the title of ekam-patni-vrata, devoted to a single wife, is associated with the most unjust act of abandoning her in the forest to protect family reputation. This seems a deliberate souring of an uplifting narrative.