CharacterMithila royal family
Janaka: Places
जनकKing of Mithila (Videha); father of Sita; philosopher-king. Also called Seeradhwaja, Videha, Rajarshi, Maithila.
Janaka, king of Mithila and father of Sita, found her as a baby in a furrow while ploughing. A rajarshi famed for wisdom and Upanishadic dialogues, he gave Sita in marriage to Rama when Rama broke the bow of Shiva, joining Mithila to Ayodhya. He is the ideal of the liberated king.
RoleKing of Mithila (Videha); father of Sita; philosopher-king
ConsortSunayana
SiblingsKushadhwaja
AllegianceMithila (the Videha kingdom)
Appears inRamayana
Where is Janaka worshipped?
PlaceMithilaमिथिलाMithila is King Janaka's kingdom and Sita's home. Here Rama breaks Shiva's bow, and the four sons of…
PlaceAyodhyaअयोध्याAyodhya, on the Sarayu in Uttar Pradesh, is the capital of the Ikshvaku kings in the Ramayana and…
PlaceSiddhashramaसिद्धाश्रमSiddhashrama is Vishwamitra's hermitage, once the place of Vishnu's penance as Vamana. Here Rama and Lakshmana guard the…Continue exploring
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Appears inRamayanaरामायण
ChildrenSitaसीता
Stories & mythsThe Breaking of Shiva’s Bowशिव धनुष भंग
ConsortSunayanaसुनयना
SiblingsKushadhwajaकुशध्वजPlaces & templesMithilaमिथिलाPlaces & templesAyodhyaअयोध्या
ChildrenUrmilaऊर्मिलाPlaces & templesSiddhashramaसिद्धाश्रम
RelativesNimiनिमि
Related figuresVivah Panchamiविवाह पंचमी