Verse 38·VR 3.43.38

यदि वा अयम् तथा यत् माम् भवेत् वदसि लक्ष्मण | माया एषा राक्षसस्य इति कर्तव्यो अस्य वधो मया || ३-४३-३८

purastaat iha vaataapiH paribhuuya tapasvinaH |udarastho dvijaan hanti sva garbho ashvatariim iva || 3-43-41

Translation

"You are telling me that 'this is the wizardry of the demon.' Even then, Lakshmana, if this results in that way as a demon's wizardry, my duty also results in the elimination of that deer. [3-43-38]

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Lure of the Golden Deer

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