While to temple of Durga to pray,

Got vision of handsome groom along the way.

With a single glance to steal,

Supreme love in heart to feel.

Her longing not to deny,

Weight of bow Rama to defy.

Fissure in three worlds heard,

God having contest’s last word.

Of fool’s temptation resist,

And know God actually to exist.

To princess of qualities the best,

Gave marriage story to shame all the rest.

For daughter of King Janaka’s fame,

Proud princes from the world came.

Rama proven the most capable defender,

Janaki’s marriage one for ages to remember.

Love for Sita devotion means,

Like in what Janaka was seen.

Eternal consort of Hari after all,

Radha, Lakshmi or Sita to call.

Since affection for her in heart stayed,

The king most splendid contest made.

For Rama to come all parts were aligned,

Best husband for daughter the king to find.

Affection for Janaki always to keep,

Not for some selfish reward to reap.

In fact for Janaka nothing to do,

Transcendental wisdom well he knew.

Still of proper marriage plan he thought,

Through him Shri Rama to family brought.

Thus no matter how advanced to get,

Always in devotional acts be set.

As having consciousness with Brahman one,

Work for King Janaka there is none.

Krishna says a great man leads,

The example each follower sees.

Devotion to Janaki the lesson take,

For fruitful this existence to make.

By supreme love for daughter his own,

Best leadership to guide others was shown.

Greatest fortune in the world to belong,

To winner of contest, of princes most strong.

Just Shankara’s bow lift,

And Janaka’s daughter your gift.

A virtuous and beautiful lady to guide,

In righteousness over subjects to preside.

But only one man for Janaki is meant,

He who to the bow by Vishvamitra was sent.

In world of many enjoyments to find,

What gift to leave all others behind?

A chaste wife the Vedas say,

Firm supporter with husband to stay.

With delicate grace and disposition sweet,

Along righteous path her husband to keep.

These qualities and much more in Sita are set,

Her association winner of contest to get.

As his daughter most beautiful of them all,

To find matching husband order most tall.

To his kingdom of three worlds’ fame,

Princes in prime of youth speedily came.

With best effort as losers they left,

From Shiva’s bow their pride bereft.

All until Janaki’s Lord tried with ease and joy,

Won contest, bow in arms like a toy.

Glance at divine couple steal,

Know that Rama for Sita ideal.

Full potency when together the two,

Worship them to do most good for you.

An end to their glories never to exist,

Story of famed marriage to this day persists.

Rama winning contest at all odds against,

For Sita bow of Shiva easily bent.

Since today with sickness to awake,

Excuse for worship of Sita to forsake?

To follow this path why so much fear?

Safe are those who to name of Janaki stay near.

Sickness and health, to go and always come,

Ill today and tomorrow then to be done.

Excuses to quit there are so many,

But in this world like Sita there are not any.