There upon returning in the noon with many thousand animals, the night-ranger Lavana, of dreadful actions, espied Satrughna standing at the gate with a weapon in his hand. Thereupon he said: What shall you do with this weapon? O vile wight, enraged I have devoured many thousand persons holding weapons like you. I now perceive you have also been possessed by Kala.
ततोऽर्धदिवसे प्राप्ते क्रूरकर्मा स राक्षसः। आगच्छद्बहुसाहस्रं प्राणिनां भारमुद्वहन्।॥ ततो ददर्श शत्रुघ्नं स्थितं द्वारि धृतायुधम्। तमुवाच किमनेन करिष्यसि॥ ततो रक्षः ईदृशानां सहस्राणि सायुधानां नराधम। भक्षितानि मया रोषात्कालेनानुगतो ह्यसि॥