Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.144
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.144
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17) Sītā abducted. Next day a spotted deer was found playing near the āśrama. Sītā desired to have the deer and Śrī Rāma, after asking his brother to take care of Sītā, followed the deer, which enticed him to a great distance in the forest. At last, finding it difficult to catch the deer alive, Rāma shot an arrow at it. Hit by the arrow the deer transformed itself into a gigantic Rākṣasa and fell down dead crying. "Oh! Sītā O! Lakṣmaṇa, a Rākṣasa is killing me. Come and save me."