Text 119] The Later Pastimes of Lord Caitanya 75

SYNONYMS
tahafi—there; karila—did; kGrma-purana—of the Kdrma Purana; sra-
vana—hearing; mdayd-siti—a false Sita; nileka—kidnapped; ravana—by
Ravana; tahdate—in that book; likhana—it is stated.

TRANSLATION

At RameSvara, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had a chance to read the Kar-
ma 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 Karma 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.

TEXT 118

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suniya prabhura dnandita haila mana
rama-dasa viprera katha ha-ila smarana

SYNONYMS

suniya—hearing this; prabhura—of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dnan-
dita—very happy; haila—became; mana—the mind; rama-dasa—of the
name Ramadasa; viprera—with the brahmana; katha—of the conversation;
ha-ila—was; smarana—remembrance.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very glad to read about the false Sita, and
He remembered His meeting with Ramadasa Vipra, who was very sorry
that mother Sita had been kidnapped by Ravana.

TEXT 119

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