Ravana, the younger brother of Kubera, beheld that banyan tree called Subhadra, which was a favoured resort of the sages bearing the ensignia of Garuda. [3-35-36]
He ( Ravana ) crossed over to the other side of the sea, the lord of rivers, and beheld a hermitage in a beautiful, secluded, sacred place in the middle of the forest. [3-35-37]
स रावणस्समागम्य विधिवत्तेन रक्षसा | मारीचेनार्चितो राजा सर्वकामैरमानुषैः || ३-३५-३९
When king Ravana reached there, Maricha received him in accordance with tradition and made worshipful offering to the king, fulfilling all his superhuman desires. [3-35-39]