Matsyapurana 25.47

25.47

*śaunaka uvāca
sa tv evamukto devayānyā maharṣiḥ saṃrambheṇa vyājahārātha kāvyaḥ
asaṃśayaṃ māmasurā dviṣanti ye me śiṣyānāgatānsūdayanti //

Śaunaka said:—Hearing those words of Devayânî, Kâvya Śukra said in his mind that “undoubtedly, the Asuras hate me, because they constantly destroy my disciples. The Asuras perhaps wish to annihilate the Brâhmaṇas. I am worshipped by the Dânavas as their preceptor in vain, for the Brahmâgni can destroy Indra even, who then can escape the consequences of the foul deed perpetrated by them in killing the Brâhmaṇa Kacha.” Śukra again revived Kacha by means of his sañjîvanî knowledge. At that Kacha began to speak slowly in the stomach of Śukra. Then Śukra asked him:—“By whom killed, thou art inside my stomach, tell me that, O child.”—47-49.