Shloka 9
अरण्यकपर्व — मार्कण्डेयकथिते रामविजयः, सीताशुद्धिः, अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनवर्णनम्
Rāma’s victory, Sītā’s vindication, and return to Ayodhyā as told by Mārkaṇḍeya
विदेहराजो जनक: सीता तस्यात्मजा विभो | यां चकार स्वयं त्वष्टा रामस्य महिषीं प्रियाम्,राजन! विदेहदेशके राजा जनककी एक पुत्री थी, जिसका नाम था सीता। उसे स्वयं विधाताने ही भगवान् श्रीरामकी प्यारी रानी होनेके लिये रचा था
videharājo janakaḥ sītā tasyātmajā vibho | yāṃ cakāra svayaṃ tvaṣṭā rāmasya mahiṣīṃ priyām |
Mārkaṇḍeya said: O mighty one, the king of Videha was Janaka, and Sītā was his daughter. She was fashioned by the divine Creator himself to become the beloved chief queen of Rāma. The verse underscores Sītā’s providential origin and the moral idea that certain lives and unions serve a larger dharmic purpose beyond ordinary human planning.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच