Some of the more ferocious ones were shown with flaming red eyes and hair, drinking blood with their cupped hands or from human skulls (similar to representations of vampires in later Western mythology). They were shown as being mean, growling beasts, and as insatiable man-eaters that could smell the scent of human flesh. Rakshasas were most often depicted as shape-shifting, fierce-looking, enormous monstrous-looking creatures, with two fangs protruding from the top of the mouth and having sharp, claw-like fingernails. Those among them who said-“we shall protect these waters”, are remembered as Rākṣasas. Those created beings, overwhelmed by hunger, attempted to seize the waters. Such of them as exclaimed, “Oh preserve us!” were thence called Rākṣasas. ( May 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īrahmā, in a form composed of the quality of foulness, was produced hunger, of whom anger was born: and the god put forth in darkness beings emaciate with hunger, of hideous aspects, and with long beards. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.
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