Shiv's haradhanu

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spooja

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Posted: 16 years ago

Hi. I have started to watch Ramayan all over again. I wanted to know when Rama went to Sita's swayamvar why did he break the Shiv's haradhanu(Bow).

If anyone know that story please let me know too.

Thanks.

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akhl

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Posted: 16 years ago

There was a sage Vishwamitra. He was a master of all weapons. When he and other sages performed yagyas, then demons came there and spoiled yagyas. This happened many times. Vishwamitra was doing a long-duration yagya. Till the completion of the yagya he was not supposed to curse or kill anybody himself.

He went to Ayodhya and met king Dashrath. At that time Ram and Laxman were children. Vishwamitra knew that Ram and Laxman were not ordinary beings. So he said that Dashrath should send Ram and Laxman with him(Vishwamitra) because he wanted Ram and Laxman to kill the demons. Dashrath was shocked to hear that his sons, who were so small in age, had to fight the demons. Somehow Dashrath's guru Vashishth convinced Dashrath. Then Ram and Laxman went with Vishwamitra.

Vishwamitra taught Ram and Laxman all weapons and also imparted to them various other kinds of knowledge. Ram and Laxman killed many monsters.

There was another kingdom Mithila. Janak was the king of Mithila. Janak had an adopted daughter Sita. He wanted Sita to marry somebody really brave. He had a bow of Lord Shiv, which was very strong. In order to make sure that his daughter Sita marries somebody mighty, Janak put a condition that Sita will marry the person who can fix door on the bow. Many suitors tried their luck but they could not even shake the bow.

Vishwamitra reached Mithila with Ram and Laxman. Ram lifted the bow and very easily broke it. Janak was overjoyed to see this and happily agreed to marry Sita to Ram. Janak's another daughter Urmila married Laxman. Janak had a younger brother Kushdhwaj, who had two daughters Mandavi and Shrutkirit. Mandavi married Bharat and Shrutkirti married Shatrughan.

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ananyacool

@ananyacool

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: spooja
Hi. I have started to watch Ramayan all over again. I wanted to know when Rama went to Sita's swayamvar why did he break the Shiv's haradhanu(Bow).

If anyone know that story please let me know too.

Thanks.

The breaking of "Haradhanu" by Ramji wasn't done intentionally. The condition laid down by king Janak is that who-ever lifts and strings the bow will win Sita's hand in marriage. Ramji easily lifts the bow and strings it too ,then he tries to 'twang' ( pulling of the string to examine the elasticity of the string) the bow, in this process, breaks .

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Bani

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Posted: 16 years ago

It is known that although many eminent warriors could not even move the "Haradhanu", Devi Sita everyday while dusting/ cleaning the Haradhanu could lift it with her left hand only. King Janak's queen saw this action of Sita one day and both made sure the person who can put the string in Haradhanu is eligible to be Sita's husband.

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