# Cc. Madhya 1.117 > তাহাঞি করিল কূর্মপুরাণ শ্রবণ । > মায়াসীতা নিলেক রাবণ, তাহাতে লিখন ॥১১৭॥ ## Text > 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.