Character
सीता
Sītā
- verses
- 5,196
- books
- 28
- chapters
- 683
- Consort of
- रामः
What the texts say
In the Ramayana, Sita is the daughter of King Janaka of Mithila, and she arose from the earth when a ploughshare struck the field. Ramayana 5.16.15 The epic's opening summary tells of the breaking of the great bow and her marriage to Rama, calling her Janaki, one of her names. Ramayana 1.3.11 When Rama spoke of going to the forest, Sita insisted on following him. Ramayana 2.34.23 Ravana, lord of the rakshasas, carried her weeping to his city of Lanka. Ramayana 3.54.5 Hanuman, who reached Lanka, saw her sorrowing among the rakshasis in the Ashoka grove, and the summary adds a ring given as a token. Ramayana 5.2.14, 5.17.23, 1.3.30 After Rama spoke harshly of her in the assembly, Sita entered the blazing fire. Ramayana 1.1.82 The Devi Bhagavatam tells that later the daughter of the Earth entered Patala, splitting the earth open. Devi Bhagavatam 4.18.57
Where to read
Every verse that names सीता, book by book.
- 1.24.488
एका बुद्धिमती सखी धैर्यं धारयित्वा सीतायाः करं गृहीत्वा तामुक्तवती। गौर्याः ध्यानं पश्चात् कुरु, किं राजकुमारौ न पश्यसि? ततः सीता लज्जया नयने उद्घाट्य सम्मुखे स्थितौ रघुकुलसिंहौ अपश्यत्। रामस्य नखादिशिखापर्यन्तं सौन्दर्यं दृष्ट्वा पितुः…
- 2.11.211
तदा रघुकुलनाथः स्नात्वा पार्थिवं शिवलिङ्गं पूजयित्वा शिरः अनतवान्। सीता हस्तौ सम्पुटयित्वा स्वर्गगङ्गायै उक्तवती: हे मातः, मम मनोरथं पूरय। अहं पतिना देवरेण च सह कुशलतया प्रत्यागत्य तव पूजां करोमि। सीतायाः प्रेमरसे निमग्नां प्रार्थनां…
- 1.23.478
उद्यानं द्रष्टुं द्वौ राजकुमारौ आगतौ, किशोरौ सर्वथा सुन्दरौ च। कृष्णश्च गौरश्च, कथं वर्णयामि? वाण्याः नयनं नास्ति, नयनयोः वाणी नास्ति। इदं श्रुत्वा सर्वाः बुद्धिमत्यः सख्यः प्रहृष्टाः, सीतायाः हृदि महतीमुत्कण्ठाम् अजानन्। एका सखी अवोचत्…
- 1.24.488
Also named in
- Mahabharata180 verses
- Mahabharata (Gita Press)166 verses
- Narasimha Purana171 verses
- Devi Bhagavatam108 verses
- Agni Purana54 verses
- Narada Purana54 verses
- Garuda Purana46 verses
- Bhagavatam32 verses
- Kurma Purana29 verses
- Shiva Purana28 verses
- Brahma Purana28 verses
- Upanishads17 verses
- Brahmanda Purana14 verses
- Mudgala Purana11 verses
- Varaha Purana7 verses
- Matsya Purana5 verses
- Hanuman Chalisa4 verses
- Vishnu Purana2 verses
- Vamana Purana2 verses
- Markandeya Purana2 verses
- Linga Purana1 verse
- Samba Purana1 verse
- Kapila Purana1 verse
- Chanakya Niti1 verse
- Manusmriti1 verse
Key chapters
The chapters where सीता matters most.
Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita
Primary examiner and recipient of pramāṇa
Hanuman’s Offer of Rescue and Sita’s Dharmic Refusal
Moral and strategic arbiter
The Token of Recognition (Chūḍāmaṇi) and the Crow Episode Recalled
Provides authentication through intimate shared memory
The Signet Jewel as Proof and the Consolation of Sita
Giver of abhijñāna (recognition-token) and moral instructor
Sita’s Lament and Prophecy of Lanka’s Ruin
Sole primary speaker
The Ogresses’ Threats to Sita and Her Vow of Fidelity
Central moral voice
सीतारावणसंवादः · Ravana Reveals Himself; Sita Affirms Rama’s Dharma
The crisis of the ‘distressed voice’
Catalyst of the crisis: interprets the forest-cry as Rāma’s…
The Lament at Jatāyu and the Abduction of Sītā
Primary sufferer and moral center
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
Key episodes
Shurpanakha at Panchavati
Ramayana 3.17-3.18
The Golden Deer
Ramayana 3.42-3.44
Ravana Carries Off Sita
Ramayana 3.45-3.56
Jatayu Fights Ravana
Ramayana 3.50-3.68
Hanuman Finds Sita in the Ashoka Grove
Ramayana 5.14-5.40
Hanuman Burns Lanka
Ramayana 5.53-5.55
Sita's Ordeal by Fire (Agni Pariksha)
Ramayana 6.118-6.121
Rama's Return to Ayodhya
Ramayana 6.124-6.131
Rama and Sita in the Flower Garden (Pushpavatika)
Ramcharitmanas 1.23-1.24
The Boatman Washes Rama's Feet (Kevat)
Ramcharitmanas 2.11
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