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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places
Madhya 9.201Madhya 9.203

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.202

রাবণ দেখিয়া সীতা লৈল অগ্নির শরণ ।

রাবণ হৈতে অগ্নি কৈল সীতাকে আবরণ ॥ ২০২ ॥

rāvaṇa dekhiyā sītā laila agnira śaraṇa

rāvaṇa haite agni kaila sītāke āvaraṇa

Translation

When Rāvaṇa came to kidnap mother Sītā and she saw him, she took shelter of the fire-god, Agni. The fire-god covered the body of mother Sītā, and in this way she was protected from the hands of Rāvaṇa.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Mother Sītā Takes Shelter of Agni

  1. 1

    When Rāvaṇa came to kidnap mother Sītā, she saw him and took shelter of the fire-god, Agni.

  2. 2

    The fire-god covered the body of mother Sītā.

  3. 3

    In this way, mother Sītā was protected from the hands of Rāvaṇa.

How it feels

Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.

The mood of Madhya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He also visited Rāmeśvara, where He collected some papers connected with Sītādevī, whose illusory form had been kidnapped by Rāvaṇa. The Lord next visited the places known as Pāṇḍya-deśa, the Tāmraparṇī River, Naya-tripati, Ciyaḍatalā, Tila-kāñcī, Gajendra-mokṣaṇa, Pānāgaḍi, Cāmtāpura, Śrī Vaikuṇṭha, Malaya-parvata and Kanyā-kumārī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rāvaṇa dekhiyāafter seeing Rāvaṇa
  2. sītāmother Sītā
  3. lailatook
  4. agniraof fire
  5. śaraṇashelter
  6. rāvaṇaRāvaṇa
  7. haitefrom
  8. agnifire
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about mother Sītā taking shelter when she saw Rāvaṇa?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and recall how mother Sītā was protected.

Live this todayMother Sītā Takes Shelter of AgniThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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