Can Maximilian's Earthen Grasp or Bigby's Hand target a Rakshasa?

Question

A Rakshasa has the following trait:

Limited Magic Immunity. The rakshasa is immune to spells of 6th level or lower unless it wishes to be affected. It has advantage on saving throws against all other spells and magical effects.

An answer given by Legendary Dude in this question says that Animate Objects can affect it (although as correctly pointed out by NautArch, it's a moot point as it also has immunity to nonmagical weapon damage anyway). The gist of this answer is, Animate Objects does not directly affect it but instead gives life to objects, which then target it.

As a follow up to the linked question, can spells like Maximilian's Earthen Grasp or Bigby's Hand affect the Rakshasa? Both of these spells create things which targets other things (in these specific cases, hands which can target creatures). This is similar to Animate Objects in that sense.

As a clarification, by "affect" I mean the normal stated effects of those spells. MEG forces a Strength save or be restrained and take damage due to the summoned hand crushing the target. BH does an attack, push, or grapple due to the summoned hand attacking, pushing, or grappling the target.

Answer 1

The specific Limited Immunity was updated in the Monster Manual Errata to read:

The rakshasa can’t be affected or detected by spells of 6th level or lower unless it wishes to be.

Spells such as Bigby's Hand/Maximilian's Earthen Grasp are magical effects that have a direct effect on the target and would therefore fall under their Limited Immunity.

However, if you were to upcast the spell to 7th level, they would have to make their saving throws (with advantage) or be subject to a regular spell attack roll against their AC because it is no longer a 6th level spell or lower and would not trigger the Limited Immunity.

Answer 2

In case of Animate Object, the spell doesn't create magical objects; it simply moves non-magical objects around. When such an object hits the rakshasa, the monster doesn't get hit by magic — it gets hit by a normal item.

The hand created by Bigby's Hand is magical (“hand of shimmering, translucent force”) so the entire hand and its effects are magical and the rakshasa can avoid it. I'd rule that this spell has no effect (even when cast in a higher-level slot).

Maximilian's Earthen Grasp is somewhat trickier — it's similar to Animate Object in that it moves a non-magical object (dirt) but the net effect of it comes from shaping all those bits of dirt into the shape of a hand that can grasp. The crushing force comes from the dirt but magic is enveloping all of it so the rakshasa is in contact with the magic itself. Personally, I'd rule that a rakshasa has immunity against this spell but I can totally see arguments both ways for this spell so a DM might allow it.