Janak should have got angry at Lord Ram

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akhl

@akhl

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Posted: 12 years ago

The condition for marriage was to string the bow. But Lord Ram broke it. Why was Janak so happy over this? He should have been sad and angry.

Suppose you have a priceless painting. You asked somebody to put a frame around it and he destroys the painting. Just imagine how angry you would be. That bow was really priceless as it was Lord Shiva's bow and indeed unique. Janak and his family's sentiments must have been with the bow. Janak asked Lord Ram to string it and Lord Ram broke it. He destroyed such a priceless thing. No concern for other people's sentiments. No concern for other people's belongings. So bad. 😛😉

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Silvy

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Posted: 12 years ago

Lord Ram Had To Break Lord Shiva's Bow Cause It's Very Powerful. And It Shouldn't Fall Into The Wrong Hands.

Hope You Undstand I Mean.

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Angie

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Posted: 12 years ago

Akhi, I have the same question. And it should not be only Janak. It should be Sita. She is the one who is so attached to that dhanush. She should be really mad at Ram too. Ram did not have to break it. He could have been more careful with Pinak.

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Silvy

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Posted: 12 years ago

Angie Yeah But If Ram Didn't Break The Bow Then He Wouldn't Have Married Devi Sita.
Like I Said Before That Bow Was Powerful And It To Be Destroyed.

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Rishi_

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Posted: 12 years ago

ram didnt break it purposefully. he didnt mean to break that.

and if the dhanush is broken by ram it meant to portray that ram is the perfect choice for sita.
janak's condition was that the man to marry sita should be able to lift here.
since ram broke the dhanush, it proved that ram was exceeding their expectations. it meant that ram was better than what they expected.

and y should sita be angry for a mere dhanush. she is goddess lakshmi herself. she's beyond worldy pleasures. she would surely not get angry on her mate just for the sake of a dhanush no matter how much she loved it.

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Janaki

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Posted: 12 years ago

It says in the Ramayan that the bow broke because Ram was so strong and the bow could not take his strength. Janak was not angry at Ram because 1) he fulfilled his vow when no one else could, 2) he also lifted the Vishnu dhanush from Parashuram (thereby hinting that he was Vishnu incarnate) 3) without Shivji's blessings, the bow could not have broken anyway, so ultimately both Janak and Sita knew that only someone who is equal to Lord Shiva could have strung and broken the bow, so where is the justification of getting angry? It was a happy moment for everyone, because the purpose of Shiv dhanush being in Mithila was fulfilled.

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ekta15

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Posted: 12 years ago

This is what I have been seeing in Ramleela😃😃

As Ram and Lakshman had not come for swayambar and none present kings were able to lift that dhanush .Situation got tensed that Sita may remain unmarried .

So when Ram lifted (and dhanush got broken even intentionally or unintentionally) ,They felt happy not angry . As soon as it broken ,Parshuram came being angry on Ram but He did recognized Vishnu Avatar and apologized too.

So there was nothing left for Janak and Sita to be angry on Ram.

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Vrish

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Posted: 12 years ago

Originally posted by: akhl
The condition for marriage was to string the bow. But Lord Ram broke it. Why was Janak so happy over this? He should have been sad and angry.
Suppose you have a priceless painting. You asked somebody to put a frame around it and he destroys the painting. Just imagine how angry you would be. That bow was really priceless as it was Lord Shiva's bow and indeed unique. Janak and his family's sentiments must have been with the bow. Janak asked Lord Ram to string it and Lord Ram broke it. He destroyed such a priceless thing. No concern for other people's sentiments. No concern for other people's belongings. So bad. 😛😉

I agree w/ this. Rama was asked to string the bow, not break it. Note that later, when Parashurama gave him Vishnu's bow and challenged him to string it, he did not break that one, but pointed it at Parashurama, and gave him a choice of destroying either his ability to move about rapidly, or his divine knowledge. Parashurama chose the latter.

The other thing I never got - Rama had Vishnu's bow, but gave it up to Varuna or someone. Couldn't he have simply kept it and used it against his enemies?

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