Having restrained the Rakshasas that had come to his palace from various countries, the Rakshasa king, once more, addressed those Brahmanas and said,—This one day, ye twiceborn ones, you need have no fear from the Rakshasas here. Sport you as you wish, and then go away quickly.
ततस्तान् राक्षसेन्द्रश्च द्विजानाह पुनर्वचः। नानादेशगतान् राजन् राक्षसान् प्रतिषिध्य वै॥ अद्यैकं दिवसं विप्रा न वोऽस्तीह भयं क्वचित्। राक्षसेभ्यः प्रमोदध्वमिष्टतो यात माचिरम्॥