This cruel vicious-souled Mārica made away with many eminent ascetics, while travelling in the forest; and this Räkşasa assuming the shape of an illusive deer destroyed many kings-mighty archers while a-hunting in this forest; it is for this that this deer must be killed.
एतेन हि नृशंसेन मारीचेनाकृतात्मना। वने विचरता पूर्वं हिंसिता मुनिपुङ्गवाः॥ उत्थाय बहवोऽनेन मृगयायां जनाधिपाः। निहताः परमेष्वासास्तस्माद् बध्यस्त्वयं मृगः॥