Srimati Sitadevi- (Universe)- Part1
Janaka sutä jag janani jänaké | atisay priya karunänidhän ké | Täkay jug pad kamal manävaüì| jäsu kåupä nirmal maté pävaüì | Puni man bachaì kaåm raghunäyak | bhagat bipati bhaìjaì sukhadäyak | Girä aratha jal béchi sama kahiata bhiììa na bhiììa| Baìdauì sétäräm pad jiìhhéì parama priya khiììa | (Manas: Balkanda Verse: 17) The following descriptions are dedicated to the mother of the universe Srimati Sitadevi who is the Supreme Lord Ramchandra's creative force. Without the mercy of the mother of the universe, the platform for expression of life can never exist. Sitadevi is often addressed as "Jagat Janani" or one who is the mother of the universe, the female creative force of existence. In the above verses from the Balkanda of the Manas (Ramcharitamanas), Srimati Sitadevi is first addressed as the daughter of King Janaka (An epithet for King Videha that means the benefactor of the common man). Goswami Tulsidas in the above verse bows to the da...