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According to Vaalmeeki Raamaayan, 1/7, Maareech was the son of Sund and Taadakaa. Taadakaa was the daughter of a Yaksh named Suketu. First Suketu did not have any child, so he did a lots of Tap and pleased Brahmaa Jee. Brahmaa Jee gave him a beautiful daughter Taadakaa with the power of 1,000 elephants. When she became of marriageable age, Suketu married her to Sund. She had a son named Maareech from him. Sund was killed by Agastya Muni's Shaap. At this Taadakaa got angry with Agastya Muni and started troubling other Rishi living nearby him. One day she ran to eat Agastya Muni, that he gave Shaap to her and Maareech to become Raakshas. Hearing this Shaap she became more furious and started troubling Rishi with more vigor. Both were killed by Raam while He was protecting Vishwaamitra's Yagya from them.

Maareech and Raam
First we meet Maareech in Baal Kaand of Maanas and Raamaayan, when Muni Vishwaamitra takes Raam and Lakshman to protect his Yagya from Raakshas. Raam had killed Taadakaa and Subaahu, but left Maareech. He just shot a blunt arrow at him and he fell 100 Yojan far from there in sea. Since then he knew the glory of Raam.

Maareech Lures Seetaa in the Guise of Golden Deer
Next we meet him in Aranya Kaand, when Raam had killed Khar and Dooshan, and Shoorpanakhaa had gone to her brother Raavan to complaint about her insult and killing of Khar and Dooshan by two very handsome brothers. She told him that they had a beautiful woman with hem also. Then Raavan makes plans to abduct Seetaa and goes to Maareech for his help.

When Raavan approached him for his help in abducting Seetaa, he advised him not to do so, because he had already seen His glory. He told him that He was Bhagavaan and he should not start a fight with Him. It was not in favor of both Raavan and his own. But Raavan was firm on his plan so Maareech preferred to die by the hands of Raam instead of Raavan's.

So he obeyed Raavan and went to Panchvatee where Raam was staying with His brother Lakshman and wife Seetaa. He wandered around the hut in the form of a very beautiful enchanting golden deer. Seetaa saw him and requested Raam to bring him alive or dead. As Raam got ready to go to bring that golden deer, Lakshman recognized him as a Raakshas and warned Raam that he was not a deer but was a Raakshas, but still Raam went after him saying that "if he is a Raakshas, then I will kill him, or otherwise bring him for the joy of Seetaa". Raam instructed Lakshman to take care of Seetaa and never leave Seetaa alone in that forest. He then followed the golden deer.

Seeing Raam coming towards him, Maareech ran towards forest and took Raam very far from His hut, so that Raavan could abduct Seetaa in His absence. Then he appeared in front of Raam so that Raam could kill him. Seeing the deer in front of Him, Raam shot an arrow at him and he called "Haa Lakshman, Haa Seetey" very loudly in Raam's voice before he died.

Hearing Raam's voice Seetaa got worried and asked Lakshman to go to help Raam. Lakshman tried his best to explain Her that She should not worry about Him as He was capable of destroying the whole universe with a wink of an eye, but Seetaa doubted on Lakshman's feelings, so Lakshman had to leave Her alone in the hut and went to help Raam. As he left the hut, Raavan came in the form of a Sanyaasee and abducted Seetaa to Lankaa - his capital. Raavan's purpose was served.

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