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Janaki Sthan

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Janaki Sthan
जानकी स्थान
Janaki Sthan Mandir, Sitamarhi
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
SectRamanuj Sampradaya
DistrictSitamarhi district
RegionMithila region
DeitySita
FestivalsJanaki Navami
Location
LocationSitamarhi
CountryIndia
Architecture
Date established1599

Janaki Sthan ( Sanskrit: जानकी स्थान ) is a historical place related to the temple of Goddess Sita in the city of Sitamarhi. According to some scholars and saints, Janaki Sthan is claimed to be the place where Goddess Sita manifested in Ramayana. This temple is called Janaki Sthan Mandir. This temple is about 2 kilometers away from Sitamarhi Railway Station.[1][2] It comes under Ramanuja tradition in Hinduism.[3]

Description

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Janaki Sthan Mandir is much older than the Janaki Temple in Janakpur. According to a court document, in 1599, the land under Janaki Sthan was donated to the Janaki temple in Sitamarhi city by King Narpati Singh[4] of Raj Darbhanga. Its founder is believed to be Hiraram Das of Revasa Math of Rajasthan. According to a case filed in Patna High Court in 1923 regarding this Math, the name of its first Mahant was Hiram and he was said to be a resident of Misraula village of Shahabad.[1][5]

Disputes between Janaki Sthan and Punauradham

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The manifestation ( birth ) place of Goddess Sita has been a long-standing controversy. Some scholars say that her birthplace is Janaki Sthan located while others locate it at Punauradham. Both places offer Janaki temples as well as Kunds. The Kund at Punauradham is called Sita Kund or Janaki Kund while the Kund at Janaki Sthan is called Urvija Kund. Mahant Vinod Das points to Janaki Sthan. A tradition of Guru-Shishya persists there. After the death of Guru, Shishya was assigned as Mahant. After the death of a certain Mahant[which?] during British India, two of his disciples both claimed to be the Mahant. The Privy Council of London gave verdict in the favor of Janaki Sthan. The second disciple went to Pundarik Ashram at Punauradham and built a temple there. That temple later became Ram Janaki Mandir. Sage Pundarik may have had an ashram in Punaura where he used to meditate. In the 19th century, Birla Group wanted to renovate the Janaki Sthan Mandir, but the then Mahant did not allow this fearing that the temple would be named Birla Mandir. Then Birla's team switched to Punauradham and renovated the Ram Janaki Mandir there.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "सीता जन्मस्थली : सरहदों में बंटी, मठों में उलझी क्या है जानकी की पूरी कहानी?". India Today Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  2. ^ Maharaj, Paramhans Pujya Sandipendra ji (2023-04-27). Shribhagwati Seeta Mahashakti-Sadhna: Bestseller Book by Paramhans Pujya Sandipendra ji Maharaj: Shribhagwati Seeta Mahashakti-Sadhna (in Hindi). Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-90372-49-2.
  3. ^ a b "कहां है माता जानकी की जन्मस्थली? जानकी स्थान व पुनौरा धाम को ले विद्वानों के अपने तर्क -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  4. ^ "Ram Mandir: जनकपुरधाम से प्राचीन है मिथिला का श्रीराम मंदिर, 1806 में हुई थी स्थापना; ये है खास बात - Shri Ram temple of Mithila is older than Janakpurdham here is detail". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  5. ^ Sinha, Lallan Prasad (2019-01-01). Sitamarhi Charit: Sitamarhi Charit: The Saga of Sitamarhi by Shri Lallan Prasad Sinha (in Hindi). Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7721-387-4.