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ŚB 6.18.15

Devanagari

ह्रादस्य धमनिर्भार्यासूत वातापिमिल्वलम् ।
योऽगस्त्याय त्वतिथये पेचे वातापिमिल्वल: ॥ १५ ॥

Text

hrādasya dhamanir bhāryā-
sūta vātāpim ilvalam
yo ’gastyāya tv atithaye
pece vātāpim ilvalaḥ

Synonyms

hrādasya — of Hlāda; dhamaniḥ — Dhamani; bhāryā — the wife; asūta — gave birth to; vātāpim — Vātāpi; ilvalam — Ilvala; yaḥ — he who; agastyāya — to Agastya; tu — but; atithaye — his guest; pece — cooked; vātāpim — Vātāpi; ilvalaḥ — Ilvala.

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.