ramayan clarification

[keerthi]

hi,
I am doing a study on ramayan and need the reference of where is it mentioned tat sita lifts the shiv dhanush in her childhood and janak sees tis ,i hve thoroughly checked balkand of both tulsi & valmiki ramayan bt cannot find it anywhere.I have asked this question in many forums bt no one is able to give the reference.can anyone pls help me in tis matter?any help will be highly appreciated.

[Jaskaran Singh]

hi,
I am doing a study on ramayan and need the reference of where is it mentioned tat sita lifts the shiv dhanush in her childhood and janak sees tis ,i hve thoroughly checked balkand of both tulsi & valmiki ramayan bt cannot find it anywhere.I have asked this question in many forums bt no one is able to give the reference.can anyone pls help me in tis matter?any help will be highly appreciated.

It's there, you just didn't look hard enough. Just kidding, but see here and here:

[Viraja]

Namaste Jaskaran,

The references you have given, both refer only to Rama breaking Shiva Dhanush. They do not show verses where Sita is breaking the dhanusu? Or am I seeing it wrong owing to near-sightedness?

[Jaskaran Singh]

Namaste Jaskaran,

The references you have given, both refer only to Rama breaking Shiva Dhanush. They do not show verses where Sita is breaking the dhanusu? Or am I seeing it wrong owing to near-sightedness?

I thought keerti made a typo and actually meant rAma breaking the dhanush at the svayaMvar, I don't know anything about sItA lifting the shiv dhanush, I've never even heard of that (although I do remember reading in the text that parashurAma got angry when the bow was broken).

[Anirudh]

can anyone pls help me in tis matter

Few popular "stories" (I call them as value additions) do not find their place in Vaalmiki Raamaayan. What we don't find in Vaalmiki Raamaayan should not be considered as truth.

There are stories that Vaalmiki Maharishi was a highway robber but haven't read any proof till date.

[Viraja]

Actually Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami in his 'Ramanin Padhayil' Tamil TV serial did say that Sita playfully took the Shiva Dhanusu which Janaka watched. Sri Krishnan Swami did say that this is what made Janaka come up with the condition that whosoever befits marrying Sita should be capable of lifting the bow and stringing it. I have documented what Swami said here:

http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/sho...3&postcount=12

[aupmanyav]

Few popular "stories" (I call them as value additions) do not find their place in Vaalmiki Raamaayan. What we don't find in Vaalmiki Raamaayan should not be considered as truth.

There are many Ramayanas other than those of Valmiki and Tulsidas. And they are all true. So, perhaps the incident is in some other Ramayana.