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The Later Pastimes of Lord Caitanya
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SYNONYMS
tāhāñi —there;  karila —did;  kūrma-purāṇa —of the  Kūrma Purāṇa ;  śravaṇa —hearing;  māyā-sītā —a false  Sītā ;  nileka —kidnapped;  rāvaṇa —by  Rāvaṇa ;  tāhāte —in that book;  likhana —it is stated.
TRANSLATION
At Rāmeśvara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had a chance to read the  Kūrma Purāṇa , in which He discovered that the form of  Sītā  kidnapped by  Rāvaṇa  was not that of the real  Sītā  but a mere shadow representation.
PURPORT
The  Kūrma Purāṇa  states that this shadowy  Sītā  was placed into a fire as a test of chastity. It was  Māyā-sītā  who entered the fire and the real  Sītā  who came out of the fire.
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শুনিয়া প্রভুর আনন্দিত হৈল মন। রামদাস বিপ্রের কথা হইল স্মরণ ॥ ১১৮ ॥
śuniyā prabhura ānandita haila mana rāma-dāsa viprera kathā ha-ila smaraṇa
SYNONYMS
śuniyā —hearing this;  prabhura —of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  ānandita —very happy;  haila —became;  mana —the mind;  rāma-dāsa —of the name  Rāmadāsa ;  viprera —with the  brāhmaṇa ;  kathā —of the conversation;  ha-ila —was;  smaraṇa —remembrance.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very glad to read about the false  Sītā , and He remembered His meeting with  Rāmadāsa Vipra , who was very sorry that mother  Sītā  had been kidnapped by  Rāvaṇa .
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সেই পুরাতন পত্র আগ্রহ করি’ নিল। রামদাসে দেখাইয়া দুঃখ খণ্ডাইল ॥ ১১৯ ॥