Sri Sita Navami – The appearance day of Srimati Sitadevi, the consort of Lord Rama.
Sitadevi represents chastity, service attitude, commitment, humility, spiritual strength and unlimited beauty. Let us pray to Her to bestow the above qualities on them in their service to Sri Rama.
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya lila, Chapter 9, 201-206
pativrata-siromani janaka-nandini
jagatera mata sita–ramera grhini
Srimati Sitadevi is the mother of the three worlds and the wife of Lord Ramacandra. Among chaste women she is supreme, and she is the daughter of King Janaka.
ravana dekhiya sita laila agnira sarana
ravana haite agni kaila sitake avarana
The birthplace of mother Sita, Janakpuri, Nepal
When Ravana came to kidnap Mother Sita and she saw him, she took shelter of the fire-god, Agni. The fire-god covered the body of Mother Sita, and in this way she was protected from the hands of Ravana.
maya-sita’ ravana nila, sunila akhyane
suni’ mahaprabhu haila anandita mane
Upon hearing from the Kurma Purana how Ravana had kidnapped a false form of Mother Sita, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very satisfied.
sita lana rakhilena parvatira sthane
‘maya-sita’ diya agni vancila ravane
The fire-god, Agni, took away the real Sita and brought her to the place of Parvati, goddess Durga. An illusory form of Mother Sita was then delivered to Ravana, and in this way Ravana was cheated.
raghunatha asi’ yabe ravane marila
agni-pariksa dite yabe sitare anila
After Ravana was killed by Lord Ramacandra, Sitadevi was brought before the fire and tested.
tabe maya-sita agni kari antardhana
satya-sita ani’ dila rama-vidyamana
When the illusory Sita was brought before the fire by Lord Ramacandra, the fire-god made the illusory form disappear and delivered the real Sita to Lord Ramacandra.
Sri Sri Sita-Rama-Laksmana-Hanuman ki jaya!
Sri Sita-navami ki jaya!
Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!
