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Sita

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Sita
Sita
Devanagariसीता
Sanskrit transleeterationSītā
AffiliationAvatar o Lakshmi
TextsRamayana
Personal Information
ConsortRama
ChilderLava
Kusha
ParentsJanaka(adoptive faither)
Sunaina(adoptive mither)
SiblinsUrmila(younger sister)

Sita (spelled Sîta, Seeta or Seetha [ˈsiː taː] an aw, Aboot this soondlisten  meanin furrae), kent as Siya, Vaidehi, Janaki, Maithili or Bhoomija an aw, is the central female character o the Hindu epic Ramayana an dauchter o Keeng Janaka o Janakpur an his wife queen Sunaina. She wis the elder sister o Urmila an cousins Mandavi an Shrutakirti.[1][2] She is consort o Hindu deity Rama (avatar o Vishnu) an is an avatar o Lakshmi (Adi Shakti o Laird Vishnu), deity o wealth an wife o Vishnu. She is esteemed as a paragon o spoosal an feminine virtues for aw Hindu weemen.[3] Sita is kent for her dedication, sel-sacrifice, courage an purity.

References

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  1. Sutherland, Sally J. "Sita and Draupadi, Aggressive Behavior and Female Role-Models in the Sanskrit Epics" (PDF). University of California, Berkeley. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 13 Mey 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. Swami Parmeshwaranand (1 Januar 2001). Encyclopaedic Dictionaries of Puranas. Sarup & Sons. pp. 1210–1220. ISBN 978-81-7625-226-3. Retrieved 31 Julie 2012.
  3. "Sita, Hindu Deity and incarnation of Lakshmi". Michigan State University. Retrieved 1 August 2012.