CharacterMithila royal family
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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
Every sarga of the Valmiki Ramayana they appear in
Bala Kanda · 12 sargas
1.13Kings and Guests GatherBala Kanda · Sarga 13 · राजाओं और अतिथियों का आगमन1.31Toward MithilaBala Kanda · Sarga 31 · मिथिला की ओर1.50Arrival at Janaka's SacrificeBala Kanda · Sarga 50 · जनक के यज्ञ में आगमन1.66The Story of Shiva's BowBala Kanda · Sarga 66 · शिव धनुष की कथा1.67Rama Breaks the BowBala Kanda · Sarga 67 · शिव धनुष भंग1.68The News Reaches AyodhyaBala Kanda · Sarga 68 · अयोध्या में शुभ समाचार1.69Dasharatha Arrives in MithilaBala Kanda · Sarga 69 · दशरथ का मिथिला आगमन1.70The Ikshvaku LineageBala Kanda · Sarga 70 · इक्ष्वाकु वंश का वर्णन1.71Janaka's Lineage and ConsentBala Kanda · Sarga 71 · जनक का वंश और सहमति1.72Four Weddings AgreedBala Kanda · Sarga 72 · चार विवाहों की तैयारी1.73The Marriage of the Four PrincesBala Kanda · Sarga 73 · चारों राजकुमारों का विवाह1.74Parashurama AppearsBala Kanda · Sarga 74 · परशुराम का आगमन
Ayodhya Kanda · 1 sarga
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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