Note 110 — Chapter V · WORSHIP OF THE MALEVOLENT DEAD.
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It is said that the rākshasas, mahārākshasas, wizards and witches were visible to the human eye during the tretāyuga. With the commencement of the present or kaliyuga they have become invisible. It is stated in the Purāns that during the recitation of the Surya kavach, Saptasani or the Nārāyan kavach, if the rākshasas or mahārākshasas fall into or approach the limits circumscribed for them, the recitation proves ineffective.110