# Cc. Madhya 9.211-212 ## Text > sītayārādhito vahniś > chāyā-sītām ajījanat > tāṁ jahāra daśa-grīvaḥ > sītā vahni-puraṁ gatā > > parīkṣā-samaye vahniṁ > chāyā-sītā viveśa sā > vahniḥ sītāṁ samānīya > tat-purastād anīnayat ## Synonyms *sītayā*—by mother Sītā; *ārādhitaḥ*—being called for; *vahniḥ*—the fire-god; *chāyā*-*sītām*—the illusory form of mother Sītā; *ajījanat*—created; *tām*—her; *jahāra*—kidnapped; *daśa*-*grīvaḥ*—the ten-faced Rāvaṇa; *sītā*—mother Sītā; *vahni*-*puram*—to the abode of the fire-god; *gatā*—departed; *parīkṣā*-*samaye*—at the time of testing; *vahnim*—the fire; *chāyā*-*sītā*—the illusory form of Sītā; *viveśa*—entered; *sā*—she; *vahniḥ*—the fire-god; *sītām*—the original mother Sītā; *samānīya*—bringing back; *tat*-*purastāt*—in His presence; *anīnayat*—brought back. ## Translation **"When he was petitioned by mother Sītā, the fire-god, Agni, brought forth an illusory form of Sītā, and Rāvaṇa, who had ten heads, kidnapped the false Sītā. The original Sītā then went to the abode of the fire-god. When Lord Rāmacandra tested the body of Sītā, it was the false, illusory Sītā that entered the fire. At that time the fire-god brought the original Sītā from his abode and delivered her to Lord Rāmacandra."** ## Purport These two verses are taken from the *Kūrma Purāṇa.*