Markandeyapurana 70.17
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 70.17
- Language
- Sanskrit
70.17
svabhāvañca manuṣyāṇāṃ yoṣitāñca vimānitāḥ /
mānitāśca samaśnīmo na vayaṃ jantukhādakāḥ //
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?
Translations (2)
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation