Markandeyapurana 70.16

Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 70.16

Language: Sanskrit

70.16

rākṣasa uvāca
na vayaṃ mānuṣāhārā anye te nṛpa ! rākṣasāḥ /
sukṛtasya phalaṃ yattu tadaśnīmo vayaṃ nṛpa //

The Rākṣasa spoke:
We do not feed on men; such are other Rākṣasas. But we eat the fruit that springs from a good deed, O king; and we consume the natural disposition of men and women, being treated with disrespect, and yet honoured; we are not eaters of living creatures. When we have eaten the patience of men, they become enraged; and when we have eaten their evil nature, they also become virtuous. We have Rākṣasīs who are fascinating, rivalling the Apsarases in beauty, O king; while they are with us, how should we delight in the females of mankind?
Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

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The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
English (machine translation) — English, machine translation