Bhagavatapurana 9.10.9.p2

9.10.9.p2

sītākathāśravaṇadīpitahṛcchayena $ sṛṣṭaṃ vilokya nṛpate daśakandhareṇa &

10. O king, just as Rudra cut off Daksha, so, drawn away from the hermitage by a Rakshasa in the form of a wonderful deer, Sri Rama soon killed him with an arrow, perceivivg him to be Maricha

who had been sent by the ten-headed Ravana whose wicked passion had been kindled on hearing the description of Sita.