She is the incarnation of Goddess Laxmi (consort of Lord Vishnu) on earth. She is known for her dedication towards her husband, Rama, her purity, her chastity, her sacrifices and her courage. She is the wife of Lord Rama, the main character of Ramayana. She is addressed as Devi Sita, foster daughter of King Janak and Queen Sunaina. She is also known by the name of Bhoomiputri (Daughter of Bhoomi) and Janaksuta.Sita also known as Siya, Maithali, Janaki and Bhoomija, was the leading character portrayed in the hindu epic Ramayana. The daughter of Vaideh, a sobriquet Janak earned due to his ability to achieve the state of deep meditation. For those who don’t know, Mithala is the name of Janak’s kingdom.Īnother popular sobriquet given to Sita, Rma (Rama) simply translates as the wife of Rama. One who makes barren earth fertile, the sobriquet was given to her, as her birth brought the rain to the rainless and barren land of Mithala. The daughter of Bhoomi (Earth) or someone who is born from Earth.
As she brought the happiness in the world of childless Janak, she is Janaknandani. But in deeper context, nandani means one who is joyful or bring joy to someone. Like Janaki and Janakatmaja, Janaknandani also means daughter of Janak. Janakatmaja is a combination of Janak, her father’s name and Atmaja, a Sanskrit word which means part of soul or one’s child. Janakatmaja translates as daughter of Janak but if one goes deep, the name means part of Janak’s soul.
Thus, Janaki simply means the daughter of Janak. Janaki, the name derives from her father name Janak. It is widely popular in local Hindi dialects like Awadhi, Maithili and Braj. Siya is simply a variation of the name Sita. As he found the box in which Sita was sleeping with help of seet (furrow), he named her after seet, Sita.
According to Ramayana, Janaka, found her in a box when he was ploughing as a part of yagna to please Indra. The name Sita derives from Sanskrit word for furrow, “seet”. Though, Maithili is not only sobriquet people gave her, she is known by several names like Siya, Vaidehi and many more. And with that little chit chat, I came to know, Maithili is also one of the sobriquet used for Sita. After hearing me out, he told me whole story of Maithili, Mithala, Janaka and Sita. Still confused, I inquired him about Maithili, and his native place. As everything was flowing above my head, I politely asked him, in which ancient language, he is talking? To which, he laughed and replied, “It’s not ancient, it’s my mother tongue, Mathili.” Last night, when we were heading home, out of sudden, my boss started talking in his native language.
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