Shloka 3.44.6
मारीचवधः — The Slaying of Maricha (Golden Deer Deception)
तं स्म पश्यति रूपेण द्योतमानमिवाग्रतः।।3.44.4।।अवेक्ष्यावेक्ष्य धावन्तं धनुष्पाणिर्महावने।अतिवृत्तमिषोः पाताल्लोभयानं कदाचन।।3.44.5।।शङ्कितन्तु समुद्भ्रान्तमुत्पतन्तमिवाम्बरे।दृश्यमानमदृश्यं च वनोद्देशेषु केषुचित्।।3.44.6।।छिन्नाभ्रैरिव संवीतं शारदं चन्द्रमण्डलम्।
nihatya pṛṣataṃ cānyaṃ māṃsam ādāya rāghavaḥ |
tvaramāṇo janasthānaṃ sasārābhimukhas tadā ||
Then Rāghava slew another spotted deer, took its meat, and—hurrying—rushed toward Jana-sthāna.
Rama, wielder of the bow, saw that splendid animal ahead of him. Holding the bow he saw the deer running away, bewldered into the great forest looking at him again and again. The deer was getting out of the range of his arrow, while it enticed him now and then. Suspecting that he might be caught, the deer was, as though jumping into the sky. Now it came within sight and now out of sight in the huge forest. It looked like the autumnal moon surrounded by clouds. (The clouds muffle the Moon and reveal him now and then).
Dharma is practical and time-sensitive: when danger is suspected, one must act swiftly to restore protection and fulfill one’s responsibility.
After the crisis-signaling cry, Rāma hastens back toward Jana-sthāna (the area of their forest dwelling), carrying venison.
Promptness and resolve in duty—Rāma prioritizes returning to safeguard Sītā and address the impending threat.