Sage Valmiki described Maa Sita’s extraordinary birth in the Ramayana. Maa Sita was discovered in a groove of ploughed field by King Janaka. So Sita – Daughter of Bhumidevi, who got adopted by Janaka and Sunaya. When King Janaka was ploughing a field to perform Yagna, Sita appeared splitting the earth. The king found her as a baby girl in a golden basket. He saw her body all covered with dirt and was amazed. Having no children of his own, he put her affectionately on his lap. Overwhelmed with love for her, King declared her as his own child. Raja Janak was the king of Mithilaa. His wife Rani Sunaya brought up Sita as her own daughter.
Another interesting story is mentioned in some Hindu scriptures. Legend reveals that Sita is rebirth of Vedavati and she is Daughter of Ravana and his wife Mandodari. Vedavati was a pious woman who wanted to marry Lord Vishnu. To marry him, she gave up worldly life and became a hermit and built an ashram on a riverbank. Once while Vedavati was meditating, Ravana -the demon king, happened to see her. He was infatuated by her beauty and tried to violate her. To escape from Ravana she jumped into a fire created for yajna. Before dying she cursed Ravana that in her next birth she will be responsible for his death. In her next birth, Vedavati was born as Ravana’s daughter. Astrologers predicted that she will become the reason for Ravanas death. To save his life, Ravana threw the little girl child into the sea. The child fell on the lap of sea-goddess Varuni. Goddess Varuni took the girl child to the shores and gave her to earth-goddess Pirthvi. Goddess Prithvi then gave her to King Janaka. As per Ramayana, Sita was found by King Janaka while ploughing a field.
Maa Sita received Motherhood from four great women -
Mandodari – a great queen (Ravanas wife),
Varuni – goddess of sea,
Pirthvi or Bhumidevi – goddess earth,
Rani Sunaya – queen of Mithilaa (King Janaka’s wife).
Maa Sita – A Complete Woman -
Sita is remembered for her virtues and attributes. Her entire life constitutes an example of idealism. Sita is a perfect example of loyalty and morality. Sita is regarded as the role model of wifely love and adherence to duty. Sita is a brave woman of extraordinary brilliance. Sita is a woman of immeasurable patience. Sita is considered as the ideal daughter, ideal wife, and ideal mother, since ages.
Sita returns back to earth -
It was at the time of Ashvamedha Yagya that the brave sons of Rama caught hold of the Ashva (horse). This resulted in the meeting of Lord Rama with his sons. After giving the responsibility of both the sons to their father, Goddess Sita refused to return to Ayodhya. She gave up her mortal body to goddess Earth (Bhoomi) to relieve herself. So at the end of the epic, Sita does not die, but rather re-enters a crevice of Mother Earth.
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