Adhyāya 290: Kuntī’s Mantra-Parīkṣā and the Appearance of Sūrya (कुन्ती–सूर्यसंवादः)
रामस्तं देशमागम्य तत् सैन्यं पर्यरक्षत । अनेक प्रकारकी माया जाननेवाले उस राक्षसको अदृश्य हुआ जान भगवान् श्रीराम उस स्थानपर आकर सब ओरसे अपनी सेनाकी रक्षा करने लगे
rāmas taṃ deśam āgamya tat sainyaṃ paryarakṣata | aneka-prakārakīṃ māyāṃ jānanevāle tasya rākṣasasya adṛśya-bhāvaṃ jñātvā bhagavān śrīrāmaḥ tasmin sthāne āgatya sarvataḥ svāṃ senāṃ rakṣituṃ pravavṛte ||
Markandeya said: Having reached that region, Rama set about guarding the army. Realizing that the rākṣasa—skilled in many kinds of māyā—had become invisible, Lord Śrī Rāma came to that spot and began protecting his forces on all sides.
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