9.211-212

sitayaradhito vahnis

chaya-sitam ajijanat

tam jahara dasa-grivah

sita vahni-puram gata

pariksa-samaye vahnim

chaya-sita vivesa sa

vahnih sitam samaniya

tat-purastad aninayat

SYNONYMS

sitaya—by mother Sita; aradhitah—being called for; vahnih—the fire-god; chaya-sitam—the illusory form of mother Sita; ajijanat—created; tam—her; jahara—kidnapped; dasa-grivah—the ten-faced Ravana; sita—mother Sita; vahni-puram—to the abode of the fire-god; gata—departed; pariksa-samaye—at the time of testing; vahnim—the fire; chaya-sita—the illusory form of Sita; vivesa—entered; sa—she; vahnih—the fire-god; sitam—the original mother Sita; samaniya—bringing back; tat-purastat—in His presence; aninayat—brought back “When he was petitioned by mother Sita, the fire-god, Agni, brought forth an illusory form of Sita, and Ravana, who had ten heads, kidnapped the false Sita.

The original Sita then went to the abode of the fire-god.

When Lord Ramacandra tested the body of Sita, it was the false, illusory Sita that entered the fire.

At that time the fire-god brought the original Sita from his abode and delivered her to Lord Ramacandra.”

PURPORT

These two verses are taken from the Kurma Purana.