Srimad Valmiki Ramayana

This verse highlights Rama's pragmatic nature amidst crisis. Since the golden deer was a demon and useless as food, Rama swiftly kills another actual deer (pṛṣatam ca anyam). The phrase māṃsam ādāya (taking the flesh/meat) is explicit. Even in his anxiety, he fulfills the original purpose of his venture—gathering provisions for the hermitage. However, the action is coupled with urgency: tvaramāṇo (hurrying). He rushes back towards Janasthānam (the inhabited place/hermitage). This creates a juxtaposition of the provider and the protector; he secures the sustenance he promised Sita, but rushes back fearing he might lose Sita herself. It anchors the epic in the harsh realities of forest life, where survival tasks continue even under the shadow of doom.