Mareecha Killed
Rama tightened the Quiver containing Arrows, tucking the Golden handle sword in his hip, taking the curved Kothanda(Bow) he went running chasing the Deer. Mareecha also wanted to deceive; but he was scared and was shivering with fright to see Rama coming after him like Yama(God who enforces Death on every Living being on completion of it's Life span); he will hide for some time; he will appear suddenly; will appear like the Lightining infront of Rama ; will run away from Rama where Arrow can’t reach him; he will also come so near as though Rama can catch him with his hands; on time he will jump sky high; he was not like the Animals who run scared of the hunters; some times he will be Visible at the same time become invisible. Like the Full Moon during premonsoon clouds come out and hide behind them, he lured Rama giving hope and despair he made Rama go a long distance and made him wander and have pants and pang chasing an illusory Deer. When Rama shoots an arrow he will go away a long distance and then suddenly he will come close by. Ram by then became angry as Mareecha is cheating and deceiving him and make him run around helter skelter, he sat down on the tender grass field under a shadow and relaxed/ caught up with his breath, seeing that Deer loitering in a short distance he got eanmoured to catch it Live. That Rakshasaa out of sheer fright ran way and disappeared. Then Rama saw him coming out of the Tree Gove thought ‘ It is better to kill him’ shining like Sun ray, took out the Arrow which was like the Kala Sarpum (Serpent or Laso ie Rope of death which ties it's Noose around Living beings at the time of their Death, when their Life span is over). Strung it on the Kothanda mounting the Brahmashtra Missile and sent it on Mareecha.
Like Indra’s Vajhrayudha it fell on Mareecha’s body,it split open his Heart; he roared fiercly and fell like a Log of Palm tree with Life ebbing away on the ground. At the time of his death he thought “ in which way will Sita send Lakshmana away? by Which strategy Ravana can take away Sita in solitude?” and Shouted “ Hey Sithay ! hey Lakshmana !” in Kadhara ( Pleading,Yelling, Bellowing,screaming loudly, Exasperation) tone. Having been hurt in the Vital organ of Life he shed his Deer form and came back to his Rakshasaa Form. Wearing peculiar Keyur (weapon),adorned by Gold ornaments, with fiercesome teeth, took the form of his mountain like body, with Blood flowing he fell on the ground and rolled , seeing this Rama was reminded of Lakshmana’s words and thought “ Oh My ! This is Mareecha’s Maya ie Mystic; what Lakshmana said is true. While dieing he in my Voice screamed ‘ Hey Sithya! Hey Lakshmana ! and what will they do hearing my voice? “ thus he got worried. Owing to Fear and Anguish he had hair raising experience. Then he killed some other Deer and took it’s hide and started towards the Ashrama. (Slokas26)
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