Ravana Attempting to Lift the Bow to Marry Sita in Mithila

This story is found in the Krittibasi Ramayana, the Bengali version of the Valmiki Ramayana. Shiva had bestowed a mighty bow upon King Janaka of Mithila, a bow that could only be lifted by Shiva and Vishnu. Parashurama, an avatar of Vishnu, had entrusted this bow to Janaka with a stipulation: only a suitor capable of lifting and stringing this bow would be deemed worthy to marry Mata Sita,

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