Maricha's liberation

Rama knowing the plan of Ravana to abduct Sita, tells sita to create a maya sita, a chaya (shadow sita), and hide in fire. Sita creates a shadow sita and enters fire and stays there. Maya sita sees the maya mriga (Maricha, deer) and asks Rama to bring it so that she can play with it. Lakshmana says that it is none other than Maricha. Rama hurries towards Maricha on the pretext of bringing him to sita, but it is actually to give him liberation. This shows the karuna (grace) of Rama on even Rakshasa (evil person) when the evil person takes his refuge. When it is clear to Rama that the deer is indeed a Rakshasa, he shoots an arrow and kills the deer. Maricha cries out loud, Hey Lakshmana, Hey Sita and dies. While all the devatas (Angels) are watching, Maricha merges with the Lord Rama. All the devathas are surprised at the emanicipation of a evil person and says to themselves " this Maricha has done many misdeeds, killed many good people, yet he is able to reach Lord, because he has spent his last moments in remembering Rama, albeit with fear. Whoever remembers Rama at the time of leaving the body will reach him".

Meaning :

Meaning 1: When a person's consciousness is that of Rama (witness) at the time of leaving the body, he doesnt take another janma (birth). The key to remember Rama at the time of death is to constantly remember him, either with love or with hatred.

Meaning 2: Ego is nothing but a chaya (ghost) entity of the real I. Ego is a thought process of I, which assumes the role of master. Ravana the ten headed demon wants to takeover the ego also. When real sita enters fire(third chakra), Ravana takes the chaya sita who is in the prithvi tatva (muladhara) symbolically shown by Ravana carrying Sita along with the very earth she stands on.

Rama can put an end to illusion of life (Maricha).