Sri Rama breaking the bow during the swayamvara ceremony of Devi Sita in Mithila

Mithila: Sri Rama breaking the bow of Lord Shiva:

(Valmiki Ramayana - Bala Kanda - 67)

Sri Rama breaking the bow and marrying Devi Sita

► त्र्यंबककार्मुकभञ्जक राम् (Tryambaka-Karmuka-Bhanjaka Raam): Who broke the bow of Lord Shiva.

• Meditation: I meditate on Sri Rama breaking the bow of Lord Shiva in Mithila.

• Sri Rama breaking the bow of Lord Shiva: With the permission of sage Vishwamitra, king Janaka brought the bow which was kept in a case with eight wheels and was worshipped with garland and sandalpaste. Five thousand men somehow tugged that case and brought it before Sri Rama. With the permission of sage Vishwamitra, Sri Rama opened the case, grabbed the bow in the middle and lifted it effortlessly. Then Sri Rama stretched that bow till his ears and broke it in the middle. There was a huge explosion which made all the people fall down except Sri Rama, Lakshmana, sage Vishwamitra and king Janaka.

Janakpur Janki Temple, Dhanusha district, Nepal

Janakpur Janki Temple, Dhanusha district, Nepal

- Mithila (Dhanusha district, Nepal) (Darbhanga district, Bihar) (Madhubani district, Bihar) (Buxar district, Bihar)

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