Sita Swayamvara
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In this popular scene from the Epic Ramayana, on their way back to Ayodhya, Rama and Lakshmana traveled to Mithila, accompanied by Vishwamitra. They attended Sita’s Swayamvara where the suitors had to lift Shiva’s bow. After several unsuccessful attempts by other suitors, Rama broke Shiva’s bow as he casually picked it up and was examining the tautness of its bowstring. The young prince’s strength and courage stunned all. And with the breaking of the bow, Janaka proposed Sita to Rama in marriage.
Side note: Janaka had secretly observed Sita as a child having casually lifted the table which held the Shiva Dhanush ( Lord Shiva’s bow ). Hence he planned the Swayamvara to find an able suitor.
