While Sita was born after Rama, Let me tell you about the birth of Sita before the birth of the Lord.
Vedavati had given up her life and in that same spot, the city of Mithila had come up.
(Vedavati and her story is told in the Uttara Kanda, the last part of Ramayana.)
The great sage Janaka, became the king of Mithila. He was running around, pulling a plow with his hands on the fields. He was childless and hd been told he would be able to get a child in this manner.
Urvashi was flying in the skies, and seeing her Janaka was passionately aroused. His semen flowed and mixed with the earth, and took the form of an egg.
On the touch of the plow, the egg came up and was visible to all. The king broke opened the egg and saw a girl child inside the egg.
A voice was heard from the skies - This is your daughter. Raise her as your child.
Janak, elated, took the child home.
When he reached home, his queen wanted to know whose child this was. Janak repeating what had happened, asked his wife to take this child and raise her.
Lakshmi started growing in Janaka's house. Born in the furrow, she was called Sita.
Vedavati had given up her life and in that same spot, the city of Mithila had come up.
(Vedavati and her story is told in the Uttara Kanda, the last part of Ramayana.)
The great sage Janaka, became the king of Mithila. He was running around, pulling a plow with his hands on the fields. He was childless and hd been told he would be able to get a child in this manner.
Urvashi was flying in the skies, and seeing her Janaka was passionately aroused. His semen flowed and mixed with the earth, and took the form of an egg.
On the touch of the plow, the egg came up and was visible to all. The king broke opened the egg and saw a girl child inside the egg.
A voice was heard from the skies - This is your daughter. Raise her as your child.
Janak, elated, took the child home.
When he reached home, his queen wanted to know whose child this was. Janak repeating what had happened, asked his wife to take this child and raise her.
Lakshmi started growing in Janaka's house. Born in the furrow, she was called Sita.
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