tāhāñi karila kūrma-purāṇa śravaṇa
māyā-sītā nileka rāvaṇa, tāhāte likhana
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.