Verse 20·VR 3.44.20
तेन मर्मणि निर्विद्धम् शरेण अनुपमेन हि | मृग रूपम् तु तत् त्यक्त्वा राक्षसम् रूपम् आस्थितः || ३-४४-२० चक्रे स सुमहा कायम् मारीचो जीवितम् त्यजन् |
nihatya pR^iShatam ca anyam maaMsam aadaaya raaghavaH | tvaramaaNo janasthaanam sasaara abhimukhaH tadaa || 3-44-27
Translation
When Rama's incomparable arrow has indeed shattered his crucial organ, namely the heart, in a downright manner, then Maareecha assumed a very massive physique of a demon, abandoning the form of Golden Deer. [3-44-20, 21a]
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Rama Eliminates Mareecha
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