PLATE THREE

“Srimati Sitadevi is the mother of the three worlds
and the wife of Lord Ramacandra. Among chaste
women, she is supreme, and she is the daughter of King
Janaka. 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. 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. After Ravana was killed
by Lord Ramacandra, Sitadevi was brought before the
fire. When the illusory Sita was brought before the fire
by Lord Ramacandra, the fire-god made the illusory
form disappear and delivered the real Sita to Lord
Ramacandra.” (pp.78-20)
