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she invoked Agnideva, the demigod of fire, to appear.
She addressed Ravana, “Because you have touched
my body, I have become impure. I must give up this
body contaminated by the filth of your despicable
hand. In the future, I will take birth again and I will be
the cause of your destruction and the extermination
of your entire Raksasa dynasty. Lord Agni engulfed
her body in flames and she disappeared.

Vedavati appears as the Maya Sita in

the pastimes of Lord Rama
During the exile of Sita and Rama in the forests of
India, Ravana heard about the incredible beauty of
Sita. He decided to kidnap her and convince her to
become his most cherished wife above Mandodari
and the thousands of other beautiful women that
he sequestered in his harem. He had Rama and
Lakshman lured away from protecting Sita by his
accomplice Marici who transformed himself into a
bewitching golden deer. Sita saw the golden deer
and requested that Rama catch it for her so she
could enjoy having it as a pet. When she was alone,
Ravana attempted to kidnap her. It is not possible
for any mortal being to even touch the sacred body
of Lord Rama’s eternal consort. To protect Sita,
Agni appeared and replaced Sita with her look-alike

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