rÄvaṇa dekhiyÄ sÄ«tÄ laila agnira Å›araṇa
rÄvaṇa haite agni kaila sÄ«tÄke Ävaraṇa

 rÄvaṇa dekhiyÄ - after seeing RÄvaṇa; sÄ«tÄ - mother SÄ«tÄ; laila - took; agnira - of fire; Å›araṇa - shelter; rÄvaṇa - RÄvaṇa; haite - from; agni - fire; kaila - did; sÄ«tÄke - unto mother SÄ«tÄ; Ävaraṇa - covering.


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When RÄvaṇa came to kidnap mother SÄ«tÄ and she saw him, she took shelter of the fire-god, Agni. The fire-god covered the body of mother SÄ«tÄ, and in this way she was protected from the hands of RÄvaṇa.

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