Madhya 9.204

TEXT 204

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সীতা লঞা রাখিলেন পার্বতীর স্থানে ।
'মায়াসীতা' দিয়া অগ্নি বঞ্চিলা রাবণে ॥ ২০৪ ॥

sita lana rakhilena parvatira sthane

'maya-sita' diya agni vancila ravane

SYNONYMS

sita lana-taking away mother Sita; rakhilena-kept; parvatira sthane-with mother Parvati, or goddess Durga; maya-sita-the false, illusory form of Sita; diya-delivering; agni-fire-god; vancila-cheated; ravane-the demon Ravana.

TRANSLATION

The fire-god, Agni, took away the real Sita and brought her to the place of Parvati, goddess Durga. An illusory form of mother Sita was then delivered to Ravana, and in this way Ravana was cheated.