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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.203
‘মায়াসীতা’রাবণ নিল, শুনিলা আখ্যানে ।
শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু হইল আনন্দিত মনে ॥ ২০৩ ॥
‘māyā-sītā’ rāvaṇa nila, śunilā ākhyāne
śuni’ mahāprabhu haila ānandita mane
Upon hearing from the Kūrma Purāṇa how Rāvaṇa had kidnapped a false form of mother Sītā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very satisfied.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard this account from the Kūrma Purāṇa.
The account explained that Rāvaṇa had kidnapped a false form of mother Sītā.
Hearing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very satisfied.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
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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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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What truth about mother Sītā brought Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu satisfaction?
Write one sentence identifying what the Kūrma Purāṇa says Rāvaṇa actually kidnapped.
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