Age of Sri Ram and Devi Sita Marriage

Did Shree Ram marry 6-year-old Mata Sita? There are hundreds of articles and comments circulating nowadays that Sita Mata was 6 years old at the time of marriage. I will prove it wrong.

When Bhagwan Ram and Lakshman Ji met king Janak he used the word “समुपस्थितयौवनौ” for them, which means both of them had reached their youth. Sloka: 1/50/18

When Janaka tells about Sita Mata he says on knowing that my daughter has grown up to suitable marriageable age (Growing, The word used is वर्धमानां). Many kings arrived with the desire to marry her. But they all failed to fulfill the condition of Shivdhanusha.

When Mata Sita tells Anusuya about herself, she says: When I reached marriageable age my father became very worried about me. The words used are (पति संयोग सुलभम्) meaning age suitable to have Union with husband. This can NEVER be used for a 6-year-old.

According to Ayurveda, a male reaches youth at 25 years of age and a female at 16 years of age. And that’s marriageable age Sushruta Samhita, sutrasthana 35, 10

Sushruta Samhita, sutrasthana 35, 10

Sita Mata reached marriageable age and after that many kings came and failed and King Janak was very worried about her marriage, so according to this age of Mata Sita is inferred to be 18- 19 years.

But where this 6 years one come from? – Let’s see

उषित्वा द्वादश समा इक्ष्वाकूणां निवेशने भुञ्जाना मानुषान् भोगान् सर्वकामसमृद्धिनी । मम भर्त्ता महातेजा वयसा पञ्चविंशक: अष्टादश हि वर्षाणि मम जन्मनि गण्यते ।

These 2 shlokas are from Aranya Kanda here Sita mata says, I lived in Ayodhya for 12 years and when we left I was 18 years of age and my husband was 25. This is from where 6 years of age is derived. So, let’s solve this confusion, but first let’s take few more examples that are considered as contradictions.

When Shri Ram was leaving Ayodhya his mother said – “You are 17 years old” (2/20/45) So was he 25 or 17 while leaving? Let’s continue.

Ramayana 2-20-45

When king Dashrath was telling Rishi Vishwamitra about Shree Ram he says “My son is not even 16 years old”(between 15 and 16) So 16 years old Ram went with Rishi to his Ashram, learned vidya, went to Mithila, married, and returned lived for 12 years in Ayodhya and his age was 17?

Ramayana 1-20-2

Here we have a clear contradiction in ages, this can be resolved simply, the age of Dvijas is calculated from the time of their thread ceremony too, this was common sense to people of that time and in any learned families of Vedic background. This thread ceremony is called Second birth and is referenced in many many scripts across time. So 17 years mentioned there while leaving Ayodhya is actually the years passed after his thread ceremony.

If we take his age as 25 years while leaving then it contradicts other with the age of Bal Kanda because then he would be below 13 and not just below 16 as mentioned in Bal Kanda Hence the shloka of Aryana Kanda where the age of Sri Ram is said as 25 years while leaving is later interpolation.

Some people don’t understand Sanskrit and depend on English translations, this leads to misconceptions. It’s written there in Sushruta Samhita- At age of 25, a man and age of 16 a woman is fully developed ( That’s what युवावस्था is).

The word used was समुपस्थितयौवनौ meaning he had reached Youth hence he was about 25 years old at the time of marriage.

Some people may claim समुपस्थितयौवनौ means approaching youth, this shows a lack of knowledge in Sanskrit. सम- completely, उप- Near, स्थित्-Is situated It means Youth has been reached, complete Youth. And that happens at age of 25

Manusmiriti 4/1 चतुर्थं आयुषो भागं उषित्वाद्यं गुरौ द्विजाः ।द्वितीयं आयुषो भागं कृतदारो गृहे वसेत् ।।4/1 It says a person should marry in the second stage of life after (1/4 th of age) that age is 25 years because Vedas take age as 100 years. (जीवेत शरदः शतम् ,आयुष्टे शरदः शतम्)

Upnayan of Kshatriya is done at 11 years of age गर्भाष्टमेऽब्दे कुर्वीत ब्राह्मणस्योपनायनम् ।गर्भादेकादशे राज्ञो गर्भात्तु द्वादशे विशः ।2/36

As we say Vedas are source of All Dharma- तमस्मेरा युवतयो युवानं मर्मृज्यमानाः परि यन्त्यापः । स शुक्रेभिः शिक्वभी रेवदस्मे दीदायानिध्मो घृतनिर्णिगप्सु.. Rigveda 2/35/4 It says a Woman In Youth Marries a Man in his youth No child marriages in Hinduism

कियती योषा मर्यतो वधूयोः परिप्रीता पन्यसा वार्येण । भद्रा वधूर्भवति यत्सुपेशाः स्वयं सा मित्रं वनुते जने चित्॥१२॥ – ऋग्वेदः 10/27/12 It says a woman herself chooses her Husband. (A young woman chooses Young Husband ref prev.)

This Evidence is enough to prove there was no Child marriage in Hinduism and Mata Sita was more than 16 when she married.

One more thing, someone may wonder whether Vedas were strictly followed at that time. Yes, they were followed. Sri Ram himself says that – when he met Hanuman ji he says Hanuma definitely knows Rigveda, Yajurveda, and Samveda. Hence proved

Here I would like to quote from Manusmriti which will shatter the biggest myth of Hindusim supporting child marriage, for everyone who has doubts, gather as much attention as you can and see the below screenshot.

Also, the bride was supposed to have compulsorily received initiation in their respective Dwija Dharma (Shiksha-Diksha) and then only marriage was done.

The below S.C also is big proof that Monogamy is considered the most ideal form of marriage in Hinduism.

The above screenshot is clear-cut proof that pre-puberty marriages were never a part of Hinduism.

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30 thoughts on “Age of Sri Ram and Devi Sita Marriage”

  2. Wow ..thank you very much with themis hindu bbs muslim controversy ..I had this question in my mind for a long time. I started questioning my parents and elders but they failed and a lot of website shows that mata sita was 6 and ram bhagwan was 15 or so . But your explanation cleared all my doubts

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    1. Sanatan dharma do not prohibit non veg. It doesn’t matter, it’s your choice.

      Don’t be apologetic.

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    2. It is quite probable that Sita Mata was 16 and probably going to 17 or 18 that caused Janaka worried
      Another part where I read both Sita and Mandodari were older than their respective husbands please clarify on this

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  6. Guys there is a lot of misconception about Skanda purana Book 3 chapter 30 shlok 8 and 9 where it mentions that Bhagwan Ram was 15 year old and Maa Sita was 6.
    Here is that Shloka

    īśvarasya dhanurbhagnaṃ janakasya gṛhe sthitam |
    rāmaḥ paṃcadaśe varṣe ṣaḍvarṣāṃ caiva maithilīm || 8 ||

    Finding this in Skanda puran is really difficult for me because Gorakhpur Skanda purana is only One whole puran itself and is not divided in parts that’s why the numbering is pretty off
    Help and throw some light over this

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  11. Sir I would suggest that u would put signs of your website’s in front of any big darbars that happen like baba bageshwar ka darbar so that more and more people know about it because many Muslims and Christian spread false information about sanatan dharm so plzz think about it

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  12. Considering the life span of a human to be of hundred years, varna ashram is divided into 4 parts, which means up to 25 years brahmacharya should be practiced. Thus he could not have married before that age. Sages like guru vashist would not have allowed it

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  15. Bro,I have a deep request from you.Please you made a article in which all fault and wrong about hindusim that nowadays muslim and other ppl used.Please make it,that what ppl criticize about hindusim and then make a valueable answer that we hindus know and say them.Thank You

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  16. Thank you so much for this valuable information. Several times Muslim people argue that your religion promote child marriage, it is because they believe on Google search. They don’t read authentic scripture. Please, publish more articles on topic like these🙏.
    And a request, please post these information on YouTube too.

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  18. Thank you sir .it is very important for me because I had many confusion in my mind about Ram Sita marriage age. Now I am clear about that.

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  21. You done a good research but theirs a mistake you made in one of the proof where you said that “When Shri Ram was leaving Ayodhya his mother said – “You are 17 years old” ” but its 17 years from his upnayana (that is 10 years for every shatriya) so he was 17 + 10 = 27 years old

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  22. It is most likely Sita was above or around 16-18 as some parts comment 3-4 years after puberty and considering puberty was 11 years to 12 Janaka was worried she is past 16-18
    Sita spent Vanavasa 14 years
    After marriage she could not stayed in Ayodhya for 2 to 3 years
    She must have left Ayodhya at about 18 and returned 32 after Completing 14 years per scripture
    It also mentions she got Pattabhiskeha by 32 and Sri Rsm was 39
    She again went to Valmiki Ashram around 34 years to have Lava and Kusha
    Please clarify

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  23. Thanks, please send your evidences to Jaipur Dialogues. That team will help clear this myth to everyone, especially Muslims who are spreading this fake story to hide their 6 year old marriage history.

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  25. I wish you write down what to be said as a reply comment to them in a short form. Because I am from Tamilnadu State, I don’t know Hindi, Sanskrit and anything much about our Hinduism too. So its still bit confusing for me to understand everything u stated above. I am gonna re read it again to understand further. I don’t think so everyone gonna do the same. So you yourself write a short reply comment to them. Many would copy paste it to give a slipper slap reply to them in those same comment section to give a counter attack perfectly.

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