Sita Navami is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Goddess
Sita, who is believed to be the reincarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. She was born
in the Treta Yug on the ninth day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Vaishaka of
the Hindu calendar. However, the Goddess is believed to have directly appeared
from the Earth, who was found by King Janak of the kingdom of Mithila, while
ploughing the field for performing a Yagna. When his plough got stuck up in the
land, he unearthed the ground to find a golden casket with a baby girl in it. King
Janak accepted the child as a divine gift from God and named her ‘Sita’ because
a ploughed land is known as Sita in Hindi/Sankskrit. Another name that the
Goddess is known by today is ‘Janaki’ as she was the daughter of King Janak.
The significance of the ‘Navami’ or ninth tithi in the Hindu mythology is supreme.
Along with Goddess Sita, even her consort Lord Rama was born on the ninth tithi in the month of Chaitra of the
Hindu calendar. As per the Hindu calendar, Sita Jayanti falls right after one
month of Rama Navami. Since both Lord Rama and Goddess Sita were born on this
supreme tithi, their marriage
represents the union of two supreme souls, and they are looked upon as one of
the most ideal matches made in Heaven. No matter how difficult their life was –
whether in Vanvaas or during Sita’s abduction by Ravana – they always stayed
loving and firm in their relationship. Another supreme couple in the Hindu
mythology is believed to be Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. This is why many
couples sign up with MakeMyPuja to perform the Gauri Shankar Puja in order to
remove all worries from their married life and lead a positive and secure
relationship. In fact, it is believed that even Goddess Sita performed the
Gauri Shankar Puja before marriage in order to have a husband like Lord Rama.
On Sita Navami, which falls on 4th May this year,
married women fast for their husband’s long life and pray that they remain ‘Suhaagan’ all throughout their life. They
offer Puja to Lord Rama and Goddess Sita by placing their idols in a small mandap decorated with flowers. They
offer fruits, sweets, and Bhog, and
pray to the couple for a happy married life. These celebrations are observed in
an even more majestic manner in temples of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita where
rituals of Maha-abhishek and Shringar Darshan are performed. Also,
processions with idols of Lord Rama, Goddess Sita, Lakshman, and Hanuman are
carried out on chariots with devotees singing devotional songs and chanting
‘Jai Siya Ram’.
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