Hi,
Today is Srirama Navami! Rama and Sita were married on this day - Chaitra maasam, shukla paksham, navami tidhi. Their marriage is performed and celebrated today in the temples of Rama. Let me take this opportunity to share with you the story of this divine wedding.
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The Divine Wedding of Rama and Sita
In treta yuga, when King Janaka of the kingdom of Mithila was preparing his land for a yaaga, he found a box with a baby girl in it. He brought her home, named her Sita, and brought her up as his daughter. When she reached the age of marriage, in order to find a prince worthy of her, he proclaimed that Sita would be given in marriage to the prince who could lift, bend, and string the bow of Siva which no ordinary man could ever do.
Many princes who had heard of Sita’s beauty went to Mithila, but failed to move the bow and returned disappointed. None could fulfil the condition of Janaka. However, led by saint Viswaamitra, Rama went to Mithila, lifted the bow effortlessly, bent it, strung it, and drew the string with such a force that the mighty bow broke into pieces.
At the appointed hour on this day of navami during shukla paksham in the month of chaitra, Rama married Sita.
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The Ramayana slokas from 77.28 to 77.30 explain the love and affection between the divine couple Rama and Sita in a beautiful manner as presented below
रामः च सीतया सार्धम् विजहार बहून् ऋतून् || 77:28
मनस्वी तद् गतमानस्य तस्या हृदि समर्पितः |
मनस्वी तद् गतमानस्य तस्या हृदि समर्पितः |
raamatsu sitaaya saardham vijahaara bahoontritoon I
manasvee tadgatamaanasya tasyaa hridi samarpititah II
Sita’s heart was completely filled with Rama. And in the whole of the heart of Rama, only Sita was there. (They gave their hearts to each other.) Thus, they lived happily with love for each other for a very ling time.
प्रिया तु सीता रामस्य दाराः पितृ कृता इति || 77:29
गुणात् रूप गुणात् च अपि प्रीतिः भूयो अभिवर्धते |
गुणात् रूप गुणात् च अपि प्रीतिः भूयो अभिवर्धते |
priya tu sita raamasya daaraah pitrukritaa iti I
gunaadroopagunaachchaapi preetirbhooyobhavardhate II
As she was the bride approved by his father, Rama developed love for her. And, because of her loveliness, beauty, and character, that love of Rama for Sita multiplied manifold.
तस्याः च भर्ता द्विगुणम् हृदये परिवर्तते || 77:30
अन्तर् गतम् अपि व्यक्तम् आख्याति हृदयम् हृदा |
tasyascha bhartaa drigunam hridaye parivartate I
antargatamapi vyaktam aakhyaati hridayam hridaa II
Just because of one reason that he was her husband, Sita had love for Rama twice that of what he had for her. That love was so much that they used to speak with each other through their hearts.
With love and regards,
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