Ayakūṭajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 687

[687] I am a messenger, O king, of the rakkhasas here; I have been sent to slay you. But Inda, the king of devas, protects you; therefore I do not cleave your head.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.