Itthamuktva ramanamavarnadvayam
Vyatyastavarnarupena colittannar
Nityam maramaretyevam japikka ni
Cittamekagramakkikondanaratam.
Itthamanugraham datva minindranmar
Satvaram divyapatha gamicitinar.
The jungle-bandit Ratnakaran was advised by the Saptarshis to sit down utter the words 'mara mara'. This he did till an anthill (Valmikam) built up around him. Ratnakaran is, of course, Valmiki; 'mara mara' eventually becomes 'rama rama'.