Shloka 1
मारीचवधोत्तरं रामस्य शङ्का-निमित्त-दर्शनं लक्ष्मण-निग्रहश्च
After Maricha’s Slaying: Omens, Anxiety, and Rama’s Rebuke of Lakshmana
राक्षसं मृगरूपेण चरन्तं कामरूपिणम्।निहत्य रामो मारीचं तूर्णं पथि न्यवर्तत।।।।
rākṣasaṃ mṛgarūpeṇa carantaṃ kāmarūpiṇam |
nihatya rāmo mārīcaṃ tūrṇaṃ pathi nyavartata ||
ครั้นพระรามทรงสังหารมาริจะ—รากษสผู้เที่ยวไปในรูปกวางและแปลงกายได้ตามปรารถนา—แล้ว ก็ทรงหันกลับโดยเร็วตามทางเดิม
Rama killed Maricha, the demon assuming the form of the deer as per his will and swiftly took the return path.
FAQs
Dharma requires removing harmful deception: Rāma eliminates a dangerous impostor who uses illusion to endanger others.
Rāma has shot and killed Marīca, who had taken the deer-form to lure him away, and Rāma immediately returns.
Decisiveness in protection: swift action against threat and immediate return to duty.