Janak was a very religious and spiritually inclined man and he was usually surrounded by sages and Rishis. Rama married Sita, Bharata married Mandavi, Lakshmana married Urmila and Shatrughna married Shrutakirti. Later on Vivaha Panchami, a marriage ceremony was conducted under the guidance of Satananda. He fulfilled Seeradhwaja’s condition to marry Sita. Rama lifted up the bow of Shiva, fastened the string tightly and finally break the bow. He knew, the bow of Shiva was not even liftable let alone stringable for ordinary mortals. When Sita reached adulthood, Janak organized a Swayamvara with the condition that Sita would get married to only that individual who will be able to string Pinaka, the bow of the god Shiva. At that time Janak decided that the bow of Shiva would be used to pick the best husband for Sita. While Sita was a young girl, she once playfully picked up the mighty bow of Shiva that was placed in the royal armory. Sita was raised by Janak and his wife Sunaina.
Because of this Sita was described as the daughter of the earth goddess Bhumi.
Janaka was childless when once he found a baby in a furrow when he was ploughing a field as part of a yagna. Kushdhwaja was his brother and had two daughters Mandavi and Shrutakirti who were married to Rama’s younger brothers Bharata and Shatrughna respectively.
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