CC Madhya 1.117 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 117
- tāhāñi karila kūrma-purāṇa śravaṇa
- māyā-sītā nileka rāvaṇa, tāhāte likhana
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.