Sita’s character in Ramayana is full of sorrows. Raajaa
Janak found her in the field while ploughing. It is said that Ravan, the king
of Lanka was a very wicked giant. He collected the blood of sages and put it in
a jar. Shutting the mouth of the jar, he put it under the ground at Sitamarhi
in Mithila, the state of King Janak. This was turned into a beautiful girl
child, Sita which appeared during cultivation. That was the reason that since
very childhood, Sita was very genius and strong (The child produced by the collection
of blood of so many sages will naturally be possessing enormous energy). She
daily lifted the bow of Lord Shiva while sweeping the floor under the bow. This
was the very bow which no one became able to lift except Ram. Even ten thousand
kings could not lift it jointly. Ram lifted it and when he tried to incline it
and to put the thread on, it was broken in two pieces with a loud sound.
Now, we can think the power of Sita and Ram. Sita had more energy than
ten thousand kings and Ram had unlimited power. Ravan didn’t dare even to touch
the bow. Then, how is it possible that he can kidnap Sita forcibly. Sita, with
the consent of Ram, herself went with the demon to kill him and all his wicked
supporters. Before the abduction, Ram says,’ Sita, you stay sometime in the fire
while I am killing the satans’. It clearly says that Ram had planned to kill
Ravan far before. This may be called to catch a savage by putting him in illusion.
There were several causes to kill the monster, but Ram wanted some stronger
cause. The abduction of one’s wife is sufficient reason to kill the kidnapper
and his supporters to recover his wife. The monster fell in the trap. No moralist can support such abductor.
So, all good persons of the world supported Ram’s act. Hence, I can say that
Ram was greater politician than Ravan. Ravan had only animal power. Before moralist,
animalism cannot stay long.
Sita is ideal in every field. She is a model
daughter, model wife, model daughter-in-law, model sister-in-law and model in
every relation that a woman can have. King Dasrath had ordered Ram to go to
forest, not to Sita. Her parents, in-laws and all other relatives forbade her
to go to jungle indicating the threat of demons and other difficulties there. But, she strongly
opposed and went with Ram saying that there is no happiness anywhere for a
woman without husband. “Toot foot ghar tapkat khatiyo toot; piya ke banh usisbaan
sukh ke loot”. Meaning is, ‘The house is damaged and the roof is leaking, the
cot is damaged but the pleasure is indescribable if the arm of husband is
available as pillow.’ I.e. wife’s heaven is with husband and nowhere. In the
present context, we cannot think about that. To-days women are far more advance
and think these orthodoxies futile. That’s why; no couple can be imagined to
become Sita and Ram. Of course, Ram is also unavailable. Only crowd of Majnoos
is found.
In the Ramayana, Sita’s character has become more superior on some
occasion than even Ram. Ram tests Sita by ordering her to enter into the fire. He sends Sita to
the forest while she was pregnant, only to show him just on the blame of an ordinary person like a washer man. Is it justice? Why Ram shouldn’t go to the test to
enter into the fire? This can be said the decision of male dominating society.
But, this shouldn’t be taken like that. Ram bears more pain without Sita.
Husband without wife is more helpless and in more pitiable condition. But, Ram accepts this challenge. This
should be taken as “The king gives more importance to the most ordinary person than
his dearest wife”. This character is impossible today.
Sita obeys all orders without murmuring, thinking that her husband
cannot be wrong. How many women can have such faith on her husband? Rather,
women have more faith on her maternal side’s persons than her husband. In more
cases, the thought of the couple is just reverse to each other causing
quarrelling most of the time. The fault is of both sides. Husband never gives
proper regard to his wife.
On this pious day of Maa Janakee’s birth day, we should take oath to be
Ram and Sita. -----------------------------Jay Maan Jaanakee.
---------------ON Jaanakee Navamee.
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