Text
rāvaṇa dekhiyā sītā laila agnira śaraṇa
rāvaṇa haite agni kaila sītāke āvaraṇa
Synonyms
rāvaṇa dekhiyā—after seeing Rāvaṇa; sita—mother Sītā; laila—took; agnira—of fire; sarana—shelter; rāvaṇa—Rāvaṇa; haite—from; agni—fire; kaila—did; sītāke—unto mother Sītā; āvaraṇa—covering. ¶
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. ¶