Sītā Kuṇḍa

Sītā Kuṇḍa, “the pool of Sītā”

Sītā Kuṇḍa is a name used for more than one place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Places

  • Sītā Kuṇḍa (Rāmasetu): a pool in the Setu-kshetra made by Sītā, where Indra was freed from the brahmahatyā of slaying Kapālābharaṇa. Skanda Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Setu Māhātmya, Chapter 11
  • Sītā Kuṇḍa (Gaṅgā): a warm spring on the south bank of the Gaṅgā, which rose where Sītā took her oath and went down into the earth. Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa, Janma Kāṇḍa, Chapter 8