Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 3
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 3 · Verse 18.3
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Sanskrit Original
भो दैत्यपतयो ब्रूत यदर्थं तप्यते तपः ऐहिकं वाथ पारत्र्यं तपसः फलम इच्छथ ।।
bho daityapatayo brūta yadarthaṃ tapyate tapaḥ aihikaṃ vātha pāratryaṃ tapasaḥ phalam icchatha ||
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O demon lords, tell me for what purpose you are undergoing austerities. Do you desire the fruits of this world or the other?