Shloka 3.46.9
रावणस्य परिव्राजकवेषेण सीतासमीपगमनम् (Ravana Approaches Sita Disguised as a Mendicant)
अभव्यो भव्यरूपेण भर्तारमनुशोचतीम्।।।।अभ्यवर्तत वैदेहीं चित्रामिव शनैश्चरः।
tataḥ suveṣaṃ mṛgayāgataṃ patiṃ pratīkṣamāṇā saha-lakṣmaṇaṃ tadā |
vivīkṣamāṇā haritaṃ dadarśa tan mahad vanaṃ naiva tu rāmalakṣmaṇau ||
Then she waited for her husband, fair in appearance, who had gone hunting with Lakṣmaṇa; looking out anxiously, she saw only the vast green forest, but not Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.
The evil-minded Ravana in the guise of a holy man, like Saturn moves towards Chitrastar, came close to Sita who was brooding over her husband.
Dharma includes steadfastness in relationship and duty: Sītā’s waiting reflects fidelity and trust, even as danger approaches through others’ adharma.
After Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa go to pursue the deer, Sītā looks out from the hermitage area and cannot see them—only the forest.
Sītā’s constancy (pativratā-bhāva) and anxious concern for her husband are emphasized through her vigilant waiting and searching gaze.