Skandapurana 5.103.2

5.103.2

.. sūta uvāca .. ..
teṣāṃ pūjākṛte raudrā rākṣasā balavattarāḥ ..
laṃkāpuryāḥ samāyāṃti sadaiva śataśaḥ purā .. 2 ..

Sūta said: / For the sake of worshiping them, fierce, exceedingly powerful rākṣasas / would in ancient times always come by the hundreds from the city of Laṅkā.