Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for MankindChapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.18.15

hrādasya dhamanir bhāryā-

sūta vātāpim ilvalam

yo 'gastyāya tv atithaye

pece vātāpim ilvalaḥ

SYNONYMS

hrādasya — of Hlāda; dhamaniḥDhamani; bhāryā — the wife; asūta — gave birth to; vātāpim — Vātāpi; ilvalamIlvala; yaḥhe who; agastyāyato Agastya; tu — but; atithaye — his guest; pece — cooked; vātāpim — Vātāpi; ilvalaḥIlvala.

TRANSLATION

The wife of Hlāda was named Dhamani. She gave birth to two sons, named Vātāpi and Ilvala. When Agastya Muni became Ilvala's guest, Ilvala served him a feast by cooking Vātāpi, who was in the shape of a ram.

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