Life story of Shri Ram's beloved princess Sita of Mithila

Among the most important epics that will be mentioned in the history of the world, the names of Ramayana and Mahabharata will be taken first among the best epics.

These two epics are essential philosophies in the life of every human being, without which no one can overcome the world.

Therefore, every character in these epics serves a symbolic message in the lives of all of us humans. Every character gives a vision in itself, a glimpse of every character given to us will be seen somewhere in our society. Every character has its own basic nature and element whose reflection we can see within ourselves.

Today we are going to meet the life of one such important character of Ramayana, without whom neither Ram nor Ramayana would be complete. We are going to read about the life of Sita ji, the eldest daughter of King Janak, the princess of Mithila, who later became the wife of Prince Shri Ramchandra, the eldest son of Dashrath king of Ayodhya.

Most of us are superficially familiar with some events of Sita ji in Ramayana, such as her birth, her swayamvara with Shri Ram, her seeing the golden deer, and her abduction by Ravana, etc.… Broadly speaking. A common person is introduced to Sita Ji's life through these incidents.

But today we will try to know more about the life of Sita ji. Perhaps no one, whether male or female, has been able to know as much about Sita ji as every woman in India should know. Let us try to know the life of Princess Janaki of Mithila, Goddess Sita, who adopted the sacred dharma towards Lord Shri Ram and by taking inspiration from her life, every woman of India may get high consciousness, devotion, and patience like her.

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Story of Sita Ji's Birth

Just as there is no match to the dignity of Lord Shri Ram, similarly the character and personality of Mother Sita ji is amazing in itself. The reason for this is her birth, the way Sita ji's birth is mentioned in the stories, it itself proves that Sita ji was not an ordinary woman or human being.

According to Valmiki Ramayana, once Ravana, also known as Dasgriva, was roaming in the Himalayan forest. Then he saw Vedavati, the very beautiful daughter of Brahmarishi Kushadhwaj, engaged in the ritual prescribed by Rishi. He was fascinated after seeing her.

He wanted to know from Vedavati the reason for his penance. When she said that her father wanted to marry her to Lord Vishnu, the lord of the three worlds, her father was murdered by the arrogant demon king Shambhu.

Therefore, to fulfill her father's wish, she has vowed to get Lord Narayana as her husband, which is why she is doing this great penance. Even after knowing all this, Ravana tempted her many times to make her his wife but it went in vain.

When she did not agree, Ravana caught hold of her hair with his hands. Angered by this, Vedavati separated her hair from her head with her hands. Then, eager to burn to death, she lit the fire and said as if burning that night, 'You sinful soul has insulted me in this forest, hence I will be born again to kill you.

If I have done any good deeds, donations, or home, then in the next birth I may appear as a Sati Sadhvi Ayonija girl and become the daughter of a pious father. And ended his life by entering the fire.

Subsequently, in her second birth, the girl again appeared from a lotus. But the demon got the girl from there and took her to his home. He showed the girl to his minister.

The minister, who knew the characteristics of the boy and girl, after taking a good look at the girl, told Ravana, 'If this beautiful girl stays in the house, she will be the cause of your death.' On this Ravana threw her into the sea. After that, the girl, floating in the sea, reached the middle area of King Janak's Yajnamandap.

One day when King Janak himself was plowing the field suitable for yagya with a plow in his hand, the girl appeared from the ground. King Janak's eyes fell on her. All his body parts were covered with dust. The king was very surprised to see her in that state. In those days, they did not have any children, so out of love, King Janak accepted her as his daughter and handed her over to the virtuous elder queen who brought her up with proper motherly love.

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How did Sita get her name?

Sita ji was the eldest daughter of Mithila King Janak ji. According to Valmiki Ramayana, there was once a famine in Mithila. Then King Janak was advised that if he performed the Vedic rituals and plowed the fields himself, then there would be a year and the famine would end.

On the ninth day of Shukla Paksha of Vaishakh month, King Janak was plowing his field when his plow collided with a box or urn. They took it out of the earth and saw that there was a baby girl in it.

When King Janak was plowing the fields, a line drawn from the front part of the plow (Sita) appeared, which is why the girl child was named Sita.

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Sita ji's marriage with Shri Ramchandra ji

When Sita ji became young, King Janak of Mithila started worrying about his daughter's marriage. King Janak decided that he would perform the swayamvara of his daughter Sita. Then he announced in the entire kingdom that Sita ji would be married to whoever would string the bow given by the mighty Mahadev Shankar.

Rishi Vishwamitra's Yagya had just been successfully completed and he was aware of this announcement because King Janak had sent an invitation to Rishi Vishwamitra for his presence. Therefore, Rishi Vishwamitra also brought Ram and Lakshman there. He asked King Janak to show the bow to both of them.

Before showing the bow, King Janak told the complete story of that bow. This bow of Lord Shankar was so heavy that it could not even move when lifted by anyone. Invitations were sent to many mighty kings to offer the string of this bow but no one was successful in moving this bow.

After listening to the entire story, Vishwamitra saw this bow and asked Ram to see that bow. As per the orders of sage Vishwamitra, Ram looked at that bow and said that he would try to lift this bow and string it.

With the permission of Rishi Vishwamitra, he caught hold of the bow from the middle lifted it with ease, and put the string on it. As soon as it was pulled towards the ear, it broke in the middle and as soon as it broke, it made a huge sound like a thunderbolt.

As soon as the string was put on the bow and the bow broke, King Janak said that now my daughter Sita would expand the fame of the Janak dynasty by getting Dashrathanandan Ram as her husband.

Thereafter, King Janak took permission from sage Vishwamitra and sent his ministers to invite King Dasharatha. After that, after the arrival of King Dashrath, Shri Ram's marriage with Sita Ji took place. Also, after the marriage of Brother Lakshman to Goddess Urmila, Brother Bharat to Goddess Mandvi, and Brother Shatrughan to Goddess Shrutkirti, King Dasharatha along with his four sons left for their capital after obtaining permission from King Mithila of Videharaja.

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Popular names of Sita Ji

Srijanaki Dwadashnamstotram describes the 12 names of Sita ji which are famous among the people.

Srijanaki's Dvadashnamstotram is as follows:

Maithili Janaki Sita Vaidehi Janakatmaja.

Kripapiyushjaladhi: Priyarha Ramvallabha.

Sunayanasuta viryashulkaayoni rasodbhava.

Dwadshaitani namani vanchchitarthpradanhi hi.

Name with Meaning

1. Maithili – Shri Sirdhwajrajdulariji, who resides best in Shrimithivansh.
2. Janaki – The one who appears from the Yajnavedi of Shri Janakji Maharaj to fulfill his wish.
3. Sita –  The one who spreads goodwill by destroying the basic evil of all sorrows from the hearts of her dependents.
4. Vaidehi – The best among the powers that forget the thoughts of the body due to the engrossment in the thoughts of Lord Shri Ram
5. Janakatmaja – One who accepts the feeling of being the daughter of Shri Janakji Maharaj named Shri Seeradhwaj Maharaj.
6. Kripapiyushjaladhi – Immeasurable like the ocean and filled with grace that makes the impossible possible, like nectar.
7. Priyaarha – One who is worthy of being loved and who beloved Shri Rambhadraji is worthy of.
8. Ramvallabha – Who is the most beloved of Shri Raghavendra Sarkar
9. Sunaynasuta – One who greatly expands the happiness generated by the love of Queen Sunayna.
10. Veeryashulka – The only means to get a bride is the sacrifice of the power to break the bow of Lord Shiva, that is, the one who can make the sacrifice of the power to break the bow of Lord Shiva will be married to that person.
11. Aayoni – One who does not appear for any particular reason but appears as per her wish only to fulfill the feelings of the devotees.
12. Rasodbhava – To express its supernatural nature from birth, instead of manifesting from any natural body, it manifests from the earth. 

Going into Exile

According to Valmiki Ramayana, when King Dasharatha found in his eldest son Prince Shri Ram all the qualities that a crown prince should have, he consulted his cabinet and ordered preparations for Ram's coronation.

King Dasharatha invited the heads of all other states to the coronation but did not invite Kaikeyanresh and King Janak.

King Dasharatha announced in front of everyone the appointment of Purushashiromani Ramchandra to the post of crown prince. On hearing this announcement, the whole of Ayodhya woke up in a wave of happiness.

But then there was Manthara, a maid of Kaikeyi, who saw the preparations being made in Ayodhya from the roof of Kaikeyi's palace and asked Ram's midwife the reason for the same. As soon as she heard the news of Ram's coronation, her heart was filled with jealousy.

Then she went to Kaikeyi and in a rage full of anger, thinking about the upcoming calamity that would befall Kaikeyi and provoking her, said, Tomorrow Dasharatha will anoint Ram as the crown prince, I am saddened to receive this news. Distraught with this, I am drowning in the sea of immense fear, I am burning in the fire of worry and I have come here to talk about your welfare. She tried to excite Kaikeyi with all these things. But after hearing about the coronation of Ram, Kaikeyi was overjoyed and gave jewelry to Manthara as a reward and said, You have told me very good news.

Manthara threw away the jewelry given by Kaikeyi and started explaining to Kaikeyi. Then Kaikeyi, while explaining to Manthara, said that the kingdom that is being given to Ram should be considered as being given to Bharat as well.

But Manthara convinced Kaikeyi again and again and convinced her and by reminding her of the two boons given by King Dasharatha, suggested this trick and asked Ram to go to exile for 14 years and Bharat to ask for the throne.

When King Dashrath came after ordering the preparations for the coronation, he came to know that Kaikeyi was lying on the ground in the palace. King Dashrath consoled her and said, whatever you want, tell me, I swear by Ram that I will definitely fulfill whatever you want.

When King Dasharatha said this, she asked for two boons - coronation for Bharat and 14 years of exile for Ram. Hearing this the king fainted and lost his consciousness. After waking up from unconsciousness, he explained a lot to Kaikeyi but Kaikeyi did not agree.

The next morning he ordered to call Ram. As soon as he received the message from the king, Ram completed the festive rituals and reached the king with Sumantra.

Ram asked the reason for calling so soon. The king kept saying only Ram Ram while looking at Ram, but Queen Kaikeyi in a very shameless manner told about her asking for two boons and said that by following this order of the king, you will protect the great truth of your father and save him from great trouble. Can salvage.

But after hearing such harsh words from Kaikeyi, Ram did not feel sad at all and he convinced Kaikeyi to go to the forest.

Ram then went to his mother Kaushalya and told her about his decision to go into exile and then went to tell this to Sita as well. While he was telling this to Mother Sita, his brother Lakshman heard this news and he also insisted on going.

Ram tried to persuade Sita not to take Mother Sita but Sita became tearful and insisted on going. So Ram had to accept his words.

Thereafter Ram along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman came to bid farewell to King Dasharatha. Ram, Sita, and Lakshman took permission from their father and got ready to go to the forest by donning Valkal clothes.

Ram, Lakshman, and Sita folded their hands and humbly touched the feet of King Dasharatha and went towards his circumambulation clockwise. After taking leave from their mothers, they boarded the chariot driven by Sumantra, prepared in advance with the permission of King Dasharatha, and set out for the forest. Went away.

As soon as Ram left for the forest, there was a huge uproar in the whole of Ayodhya.

When Sumantra left Ram, Sita, and Lakshman and told this news to King Dasharatha, Dasharatha fainted. After regaining consciousness, after knowing all the news about him and remembering a previous misdeed i.e. killing of Shravan Kumar, King Dashrath sacrificed his life remembering Ram.