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Lomasha's pilgrimage and the brothers Ilvala and Vatapi

Classical

A demon who served his own brother as meat to Brahmins was ended by one sage's digestion.

Yudhishthira asks Lomasa why Agastya slew Vatapi. Ilwala, a Daitya of Manimati, turned the Brahmana-hater Vatapi into a ram, fed his flesh to Brahmanas and summoned him back alive. The page read ends with Agastya and Lopamudra and does not show Agastya digesting Vatapi.

Who: Lomasha, Yudhishthira, Agastya, Ilvala, Vatapi

Bound to

Agastya and Lopāmudrā origin

Viṣṇu as the Boar, and the Slaying of Naraka origin

Places: Badami (tradition)

Where this comes from

• vulgate (Ganguli) · Ganguli translation of the Mahabharata (read via MahabharataOnline) Ganguli, Vana Parva, Section XCVI (page label)
• commentary · Wikipedia: Ilvala and Vatapi

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