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Date: Mon May 11 1998 - 16:17:28 PDT
Sri Krishna Susarla wrote: > As Siita and Raama are thus to be considered of the same nature (in other > words, both are transcendental, they do not posess material bodies), it is > not possible for Raavana or any materially-conditioned being to harm either > of them. The idea of Raavana even touching Mother Siita is simply rejected > by Gaudiiya Vaishnavas for the very reason that she is the Pleasure Potency > of the Lord, and simply cannot be removed from Him by any means. I also heard something similar from a Sri Vaishnava devotee that Ravana could never actually touch Sita as She was protected by Agni deva. So Ravana cleverly scooped up earth underneath and around where Sita was standing. Members could authenticate this version of the story. -Ram