Astrology News Desk: Many fasting festivals are held in Sanatan Dharma and everyone has their own importance but Janaki Jayanti is considered very special. It is also known as Sita Ashtami. According to mythological beliefs, on this date, King Janak received Sita ji and Janak accepted Goddess Sita as his child.
On the day of Janaki Jayanti, worshiping and fasting Goddess Sita with Lord Shri Ram is considered to be good that by doing this, her grace is attained. This year, the festival of Janaki Jayanti is being celebrated today i.e. February 21, on Friday, on this day, along with duly worship of Goddess Sita, if the fast story is recited, then the immense grace of the goddess is rained as well as the boon of being unbroken good luck If we get, today we have brought for you the fast story of Janaki Jayanti.
Janaki Jayanti Vrat Katha –
According to the legend of Janaki Jayanti, Mithila King King Janak had no children. He loved his subjects very much. There was no rain in his kingdom for many years. A famine situation had arisen in his kingdom. The king then asked the priests and sages to perform a sacrifice to save his kingdom from this trouble. Also told the way to plow the field itself.
King Janak caught the plow and started plowing the fields. Then suddenly his solution got stuck in a place in the field and even after many efforts he did not come out. Where the plow was stuck, when King Janak removed the soil there, he found a girl there. As soon as the girl came out of the earth, it suddenly started raining. This girl was named by King Janaka Sita. He accepted Sita as his daughter.
As soon as Sita came to Mithila, the happiness there came back. After this, people started living with happiness. According to the scriptures, on the day the Mother Sita King Janaka was found in the field, it was the Ashtami date of the Krishna Paksha of Phalgun month. Since then, this date is celebrated on this date. Devotees celebrate this day with great enthusiasm.
