As soon as Tataka heard the sound, she came rushing towards the princes. She was huge. As she walked through the forest, she trampled over trees.
Seeing Rama and Lakshmana, she laughed out loud. Her laughter frightened the animals in the forest. She picked up trees and threw it at Them, but the princes shot powerful arrows at her.
At first it seemed like she could not be defeated, but Rama took aim and killed her.
When they reached the hermitage, the princes guarded the fire sacrifice while the sages got everything ready to begin.
Suddenly it grew very dark, like it was midnight. They then knew that the other demons had arrived. When Rama saw Maricha who was at the front, He shot an arrow at him, which lifted the demon and threw him into the sea which was very far away.
Maricha did not die. But Subahu and the other demons were killed easily by Rama, who was the bravest warrior. The sages rejoiced and knew that Rama had fulfilled the task He was given.