Sita and Lakshmana insist on accompanying him. The scene of Sita crossing the palace threshold without looking back is iconic. Dasharatha’s wails, Kausalya’s fainting, and the citizens’ grief are portrayed with raw intensity.
While Rama bathes in the river, King Dasharatha dies of a broken heart, recalling a curse from his youth (the Shravana Kumar story—shown in a flashback). Ramayan- Episodes 1 to 78