Ramayana
दर्शनादेव यः प्राणान्प्राणिनामपकर्षति । किं पुनः स्पृश्यमानस्य पात्यमानस्य वा पुनः ॥ 7-22-35 ॥
It is the rod that draws out the life-breaths of living beings by its mere sight; how much more so of one who is touched by it, or of one who is struck down by it?
english translation