Radha was Adishakti- how is that possible? - Page 3

Later, Seetha repents for her rash talk with Lakshmana in yuddha kaaNDa, Ch. 113, verses 40, 45-46, saying:

bhaagya vaiShamya doSheNa purastaat duShkR^itena ca |
mayaa etat praapyate sarvam sva kR^itam hi upbhujyate ||
paapaanaam vaa shubhaanaam vaa vadhaarhaaNaam api vaa |
kaaryam kaaruNyam aaryeNa na kashcit na aparaadhyate ||

'When my fate is against me, and when my earlier sins [of finding fault with Lakshmana,] have acquired this [incarceration in Lanka...] one has to reap the results of one's own faults... a sinner, or a do-gooder, or one undergoing a capital punishment shall be treated kindly... who is he/she that does not offend...'

These are the very same words of Sugreeva in Kishkindha, Ch. 36, verse 11: "Either in faith or in friendliness if I have overstepped, in the least, that may be pardoned for I am an attendant of yours... for, none is unoffending...' All this culminates into the saying 'to err is human...'

On the other hand, in the perspective of mythology, the time has come for Seetha to go to Lanka, in order to effectuate her curse to Ravana as Vedavati, where Vedavati cursed Ravana, 'I will be the root cause for your total elimination... as Seetha...' For such a transit, Rama shall go away from her, for that she wanted that golden deer and as a good husband Rama ran after it. But this security guard is an obstinate obstacle than Rama and he will not go away from here, because he has to keep custody of his brother's entrustment. Unless such unbearable words are spoken to a self-respectful person like Lakshmana, he doe not stir out. To stop his leeching onto her, she had to talk in an abnormal way, which made him to go away, though reluctantly, and which paved the way for Ravana's entry. If the Golden Deer is not there, Rama will not go, if Rama's voice is not heard Lakshmana cannot be sent, and if Lakshmana does not go, Ravana will not come... then a blemish called anavasthaa doSha -- ad infintum...occurs to Ramayana. If we do not mind to end Ramayana in that way, Ravana will be ruling high, even today...

We must also keep in mind that the concept of chhaya sita, wherein Shri Ram left the real Sita Devi with Agni Devi and kept a chhaya sita in her place for Ravan to kidnap, is from Tulsidas's Shri Ramcharitmanas, not Valmiki Ramayan. Valmiki Ramayan writes that it was the real Sita who had been kidnapped by Ravan, and the real Sita who had given an agni pravesha later on, and this is the version that has Vedavati being reborn as Sita, so it makes sense and ties in with with story.

Tulsidas never writes what happened to Chhaya sita after the real Sita had been reclaimed by Shri Ram, but other writers have written their own theories, like chhaya sita being reborn as Radha, or Devi Padmavathi, etc.

However, when it comes to Vedavati I believe the Valmiki Ramayan version, because the main point behind Devi Vedavati's avatar is that she wanted revenge for Ravan polluting her with his touch. Had she not been born as Sita, how would her thirst for revenge be fulfilled? Her goal was not just to attain Lord Vishnu as husband, but also to destroy the sinner who had ruined many women, so Vedavati was born as Sita. But when it comes to chhaya sita the topic is debatable, because people believe different versions and it's hard to say which one is correct.