Chapter 38 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 38.4

अयं रक्षतु मां रामः पर्वकाले समाहितः॥ मारीचान्मे भयं घोरं समुत्पन्नं नरेश्वर।

ayaṃ rakṣatu māṃ rāmaḥ parvakāle samāhitaḥ|| mārīcānme bhayaṃ ghoraṃ samutpannaṃ nareśvara|

English Meaning

When I shall remain absorbed in meditation on the occasion of Parva, let Rāma protect me O king, Truly am I afraid of this Mārīca.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)