Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 10


Sanskrit:

सीताकथाश्रवणदीपितहृच्छयेनसृष्टं विलोक्य नृपते दशकन्धरेण ।जघ्नेऽद्भ‍ुतैणवपुषाश्रमतोऽपकृष्टोमारीचमाशु विशिखेन यथा कमुग्र: ॥ १० ॥

ITRANS:

sītā-kathā-śravaṇa-dīpita-hṛc-chayenasṛṣṭaṁ vilokya nṛpate daśa-kandhareṇajaghne ’dbhutaiṇa-vapuṣāśramato ’pakṛṣṭomārīcam āśu viśikhena yathā kam ugraḥ

Translation:

O King Parīkṣit, when Rāvaṇa, who had ten heads on his shoulders, heard about the beautiful and attractive features of Sītā, his mind was agitated by lusty desires, and he went to kidnap her. To distract Lord Rāmacandra from His āśrama, Rāvaṇa sent Mārīca in the form of a golden deer, and when Lord Rāmacandra saw that wonderful deer, He left His residence and followed it and finally killed it with a sharp arrow, just as Lord Śiva killed Dakṣa.

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