Verse 45·VR 3.43.45

तत् एतत् न भवेत् रक्षो वातापिः इव लक्ष्मण | मत् विधम् यो अतिमन्येत धर्म नित्यम् जितेन्द्रियम् || ३-४३-४५ भवेत् हतो अयम् वातापिः अगस्त्येन इव मा गतः |

pashya lakShmaNa vaidehiim mR^iga tvaci gataam spR^ihaam || 3-43-48tvacaa pradhaanayaa hi eSha mR^igo adya na bhaviShyati |

Translation

"Lakshmana, such a demon who is like Vaataapi will not be there any more. He who disregards someone of my kind, who always abides in righteousness and who is self-controlled, such a demon will be eliminated as sage Agastya has eliminated demon Vaataapi, if that demon happens to get at me. [3-43-45, 46a]

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