Shloka 13
शिवधनुर्न्यासकथा तथा सीतोत्पत्तिविवाहशुल्क-निश्चयः
The Bow of Śiva: Its Deposit, Sītā’s Origin, and the Prowess-Brideprice Vow
अथ मे कृषत: क्षेत्रं लाङ्गूलादुत्थिता मया।क्षेत्रं शोधयता लब्धा नाम्ना सीतेति विश्रुता।।1.66.13।।
atha me kṛṣataḥ kṣetraṁ lāṅgūlād utthitā mayā |
kṣetraṁ śodhayatā labdhā nāmnā sīteti viśrutā ||1.66.13||
फिर जब मैं खेत जोत रहा था और भूमि को शुद्ध कर रहा था, तब हल के फाल से वह कन्या मेरे लिए प्रकट हुई। इस प्रकार वह प्राप्त हुई और ‘सीता’ नाम से विख्यात हुई।
Arisen from the earth and not from a mother's womb, she grew up as my daughter. I made a stipulation that (this shall be the means to win this maiden as a gift) this shall be given in marriage only to the prince whose prowess is fully tried.
FAQs
The verse links dharma with śaucam (purity) and reverence for life: in a sanctifying act (cleansing the ground), a sacred responsibility (Sītā) is received.
Janaka narrates Sītā’s discovery—arising from the earth while he ploughs and prepares the ground.
Janaka’s conscientiousness in ritual duty and his readiness to accept a divine trust without possessiveness.