The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.71.43

1.71.43

asuraiḥ surāyāṃ bhavato'smi datto hatvā dagdhvā cūrṇayitvā ca kāvya |
brāhmīṃ māyāmāsurī caiva māyā tvayi sthite kathamevātivartet || 43 ||

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Sukra then said, 'By what path, O Brahmana, hast thou entered my stomach, where thou stayest now? Leaving the Asuras this very moment, I shall go over to the gods." Kacha replied, 'By thy grace, memory hath not failed me. Indeed, I do recollect everything as it hath happened. My ascetic virtues have not been destroyed. It is, therefore, that I am able to bear this almost insufferable pain. O Kavya, slain by the Asuras and burnt and reduced to powder, I have been given to thee with thy wine. When thou art present, O Brahmana, the art of the Asuras will never be able to vanquish, the science of the Brahmana.'