Srimati Sita Devi‘s Appearance Day - Sita Navami

Hare Krishna dear friends,

Today marks the appearance of Sita Devi, who was not born in any mother’s womb. She appeared from the Earth, and she went back to the Earth.

Once when Maharaja Janak was ploughing fields, he found a baby girl from the earth. He accepted her as his daughter and raised her as his very own. Sri Ram is powerful, and Sita Devi is his power. If we take shelter from the power, we will automatically come into the shelter of the Powerful.

In the famous epic Ramayana, wherever there is Sita Devi, no demons were killed. They received punishment- such as Jayant, and even Shrupnakha was not killed, was punishment for cutting off her nose. Sita Devi has a soft shelter for all. And she taught a lesson that we should destroy sins, not sinful people.

After the death of Ravana, Sri Hanuman wanted to kill those demons who troubled Sita Devi, but she told Sri Hanuman that there were no faults in these servants; they just obeyed the order of their master. This is the mercy of Sita Devi, taking shelter of whom we get Sri Ram’s shelter too.

The most important lesson Sita Devi told all of us is that just like she had to be separated from Sri Ram due to her attraction to a Golden Deer similarly, our attraction towards material things moves us all away from the Lord. Thus staying in the circle of repeated life and death and facing all miseries.

Sita Devi’s radiance and inner strength serve as an inspiration to women around the world, reminding us of the importance of maintaining a spiritual connection in our lives.

Sita Devi serves to portray an “inner harmony” which she maintained through very challenging trials and tribulations. To learn more about this beautiful topic please read the article by Vishaka Devi Dasi - Sita Devi’s Inner Harmony.

All the best,
Rukmini Walker