Sītā
Sītā
Sītā is a name used for more than one devī and river in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Devatās
- Sītā: the daughter of King Janaka of Mithilā and the consort of Bhagavān Rāma, born from the earth and honoured as the model of pativratā dharma. Padma Purāṇa; Devī Bhāgavata Purāṇa; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Āraṇya Kāṇḍa; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa; Tulasī Rāmāyaṇa; Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa; Vāmana Purāṇa; Agni Purāṇa; Bhāgavata Purāṇa; Bhavishya Purāṇa; Brahma Purāṇa
Places
- Sītā (river): the eastern of the four streams of the Ākāśa-gaṅgā, which flows through the sky over the mountains of Bhadrāśva to the ocean. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 18