Laṅkā

Mārīca

Rākṣasa who became the golden deer. He warns Rāvaṇa against the plan, then obeys.

Bāla KāṇḍaVālmīki (primary text)In the text

Illustrated portrait of Mārīca, Rākṣasa who became the golden deer — Illustration

After the boy Rāma's arrow throws him into the sea, and a second narrow escape from Rāma in Daṇḍaka, Mārīca turns ascetic, until Rāvaṇa comes asking for the golden deer. Rāvaṇa threatens him, and he gives way. As the deer he draws Rāma off, then cries out in Rāma's voice.

Primary text: Śrīmad Vālmīkīya Rāmāyaṇa, Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Later traditions and living-tradition associations are labelled as such. Return to the Rāmāyaṇa World.