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CC Madhya 9.204



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 204

sītā lañā rākhilena pārvatīra sthāne
‘māyā-sītā’ diyā agni vañcilā rāvaṇe


SYNONYMS

sītā lañā — taking away mother Sītā; rākhilena — kept; pārvatīra sthāne — with mother Pārvatī, or goddess Durgā; māyā-sītā — the false, illusory form of Sītā; diyā — delivering; agni — fire-god; vañcilā — cheated; rāvaṇe — the demon Rāvaṇa.


TRANSLATION

The fire-god, Agni, took away the real Sītā and brought her to the place of Pārvatī, goddess Durgā. An illusory form of mother Sītā was then delivered to Rāvaṇa, and in this way Rāvaṇa was cheated.