Madhya 9.202

TEXT 202

TEXT

রাবণ দেখিয়া সীতা লৈল অগ্নির শরণ ।
রাবণ হৈতে অগ্নি কৈল সীতাকে আবরণ ॥ ২০২ ॥

ravana dekhiya sita laila agnira sarana

ravana haite agni kaila sitake avarana

SYNONYMS

ravana dekhiya-after seeing Ravana; sita-mother Sita; laila-took; agnira-of fire; sarana-shelter; ravana-Ravana; haite-from; agni-fire; kaila-did; sitake-unto mother Sita; avarana-covering.

TRANSLATION

When Ravana came to kidnap mother Sita and she saw him, she took shelter of the fire-god, Agni. The fire-god covered the body of mother Sita, and in this way she was protected from the hands of Ravana.