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Janaka

Also called: Siradhvaja

The king of Mithila, who found Sita in a furrow, kept Shiva's bow, and gave Sita to the prince who could string it.

Sources: The Ramayan of Valmiki, tr. Ralph T. H. Griffith (1870 to 1874) · see Janaka's web

Relations 2

Janaka parent of

Sita (Consort) All traditions · Rama breaks Shiva's bow
Finds her in the furrow and raises her.
Sita (Consort) All traditions · The girl in the furrow
Finds her beneath his plough.

Stories 2

Rama breaks Shiva's bow
From the epics · as her father · 2 tellings
The girl in the furrow
From the epics · as her father · 2 tellings

Cited

The Ramayan of Valmiki, tr. Ralph T. H. Griffith (1870 to 1874) Primary text (translation)