Kathasaritsagara 1.5.45

1.5.45

nahi hantumahaṃ śakyo rākṣaso mittramasti me /
dhyātamātrāgato viśvaṃ grasate sa madicchayā //

Then of his own motion he summoned Śakatála, and gave him the following order: " You must put Vararuchi to death for seducing the queen." Śakatála said, " Your Majesty's orders shall be executed," and went out of the palace, reflecting, " I should not have power to put Vararuchi to death, for he possesses god-like force of intellect; and he delivered me from calamity; moreover he is a Bráhman, therefore I had better hide him and win him over to my side." Having formed this resolution, he came and told me of the king's causeless wrath which had ended in his ordering my execution, and thus concluded, " I will have some one else put to death in order that the news may get abroad, and do you remain hidden in my house to protect me from this passionate king." In accordance with this proposal of his, I remained concealed in his house, and he had some one else put to death at night in Border that the report of my death might be spread. When he had in this way displayed his statecraft, I said to him out of affection, " You have shewn yourself an unrivalled minister in that you did not attempt to put me to death; for I cannot be slain, since I have a Rakshnsa to friend, and lie' will come, on being only thought of, and at my request will devour the whole world. As for this king he is a friend of mine, being a Bráhman named Indradatta, and he ought not to be slain." Hearing this, that minister said— " Shew me the Rákshasa." Then I shewed him that Rákshasa who came with a thought;