K'gelamaky had inheritede hrt ie. hie amly linea poweríl bow given by Lord Śiva No ordinary man could even lift it. The king had an exceptionally beautiful daughter named
Sītā. While she was a young girl, King Janaka gave her the duty of cleaning the great bow and the altar on which it sat. One day, as he was watching her from behind a pillar, he saw her easily lift the bow, which even hundreds of men could not budge. After dusting, she returned it to its place. At that time, the king vowed that he would give Sītā in marriage only to that man who could lift the bow and string it. As word of this vow spread through the world, many great kings from various lands came to test their strength on the great bow. However, they were unable to lift it, much less string it. Out of frustration these kings would attack King Janaka. Fortunately, he was always able to repel them.
One day the sage Viśvāmitra asked the king to show the bow to Prince Rāma. The king again promised that if Rāma could string the bow He would receive the hand of Sītā in marriage. At the king's command, three hundred strong men brought the bow into a great assembly hall. Thereafter Lord Rāma, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, seized the bow in the middle with His left hand. As many thousands of men watched in amazement, Lord Rāma lifted up the bow and strung it. Then He pulled the string back with such force that the massive bow broke in half. The bow's cracking sounded like a thunderbolt and made the whole earth tremble. Everyone was knocked to the ground except Rāma, Sītā, Viśvāmitra, and King Janaka. Afterward, the king arranged for the marriage of Sītā and Rāma.