Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105
मिथिलाधिपतेः कन्या या उक्ता ब्रह्मवादिभिः । सा ब्रह्मविद्यावतरत्सुराणां कार्य्यसिद्धये । सीता जाता लांगलस्य इयं भूमिविकर्षणात्
mithilādhipateḥ kanyā yā uktā brahmavādibhiḥ | sā brahmavidyāvataratsurāṇāṃ kāryyasiddhaye | sītā jātā lāṃgalasya iyaṃ bhūmivikarṣaṇāt
Con gái của bậc chúa Mithilā—như các bậc luận giả về Phạm (Brahman) đã tuyên xưng—là hóa thân của Brahma-vidyā, giáng xuống để thành tựu công việc của chư thiên. Nàng sinh làm Sītā, được đưa lên từ lưỡi cày khi đất được rạch luống.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mithilā / Janakpur sacred region
Type: kshetra
Scene: Janaka ploughing a consecrated field; from the fresh furrow rises infant Sītā with a luminous aura, attended by sages who recognize her as brahma-vidyā; the scene blends agrarian earth-tones with a supernatural radiance.
FAQs
The divine feminine can manifest as wisdom itself (brahmavidyā) to fulfill cosmic Dharma and restore order.
Mithilā is referenced as Sītā’s royal context; the larger passage remains situated in Kedāra Khaṇḍa of the Skanda Purāṇa.
None; it narrates Sītā’s origin and theological identity.
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