CharacterMithila royal family
Janaka: Stories
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
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Appears inRamayanaरामायण
ChildrenSitaसीता
Stories & mythsThe Breaking of Shiva’s Bowशिव धनुष भंग
ConsortSunayanaसुनयना
SiblingsKushadhwajaकुशध्वज
Places & templesMithilaमिथिला
Places & templesAyodhyaअयोध्या
ChildrenUrmilaऊर्मिला
Places & templesSiddhashramaसिद्धाश्रम
RelativesNimiनिमि
Related figuresVivah Panchamiविवाह पंचमी