Far south in the kingdom of Mithila, King Janaka possessed an object of impossible power: the Pinaka —the bow of Lord Shiva. It was a colossal, twisted arc of metal so heavy that hundreds of men could not drag it. It was less a weapon and more a geological feature. Janaka declared that his daughter, Sita—born of the earth itself—would marry only the man who could lift, string, and draw that bow.
He took off his silk robes. He gave his jewelry to the poor. He cut his hair. He watched his father collapse in grief. He heard the wails of Ayodhya behind him. And he kept walking. prince rama
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