Varaha Purana 201.36: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 36
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
शूलपाणिं विरूपाक्षं सर्वप्राणिप्रणाशनम् ॥ मन्देहा नाम नाम्ना वै राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः ॥
śūlapāṇiṃ virūpākṣaṃ sarvaprāṇipraṇāśanam || mandehā nāma nāmnā vai rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ ||
उसने बताया कि एक है जो त्रिशूल पकड़े है, आँखें टेढ़ी-मेढ़ी है, और सब जानवरों को खत्म कर देता है। उसने फ्लेश खाने वाले राक्षसों का नाम बताया - मंदेहा।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha-to-Pṛthivī context, not explicit here)
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