After a length of time, that Yakṣī gave birth to a son, named Mārīca, possessed of irrepressible energy, him who became a Rākṣasa in consequence of a curse.
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य यक्षी पुत्रं व्यजायत। मारीचं नाम दुर्धर्षं यः शापाद् राक्षसोऽभवत्॥