ह्रादस्य धमनिर्भार्या सूत वातापिमिल्वलम् ।
योऽगस्त्याय त्वतिथये पेचे वातापिमिल्वलः ॥१५॥

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

 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.


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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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