Madhya 1.117

TEXT 117

TEXT

তাহাঞি করিল কূর্মপুরাণ শ্রবণ ।
মায়াসীতা নিলেক রাবণ, তাহাতে লিখন ॥ ১১৭ ॥

tahani karila kurma-purana sravana

maya-sita nileka ravana, tahate likhana

SYNONYMS

tahani-there; karila-did; kurma-purana-of the Kurma Purana; sravana-hearing; maya-sita-a false Sita; nileka-kidnapped; ravana-by Ravana; tahate-in that book; likhana-it is stated.

TRANSLATION

At Ramesvara, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had a chance to read the Kurma Purana, in which He discovered that the form of Sita kidnapped by Ravana was not that of the real Sita but a mere shadow representation.

PURPORT

The Kurma Purana states that this shadowy Sita was placed into a fire as a test of chastity. It was Maya-sita who entered the fire and the real Sita who came out of the fire.