| As usual Ilvala
served the magic food, and Agastya ate it. Ilvala
called out the name of Vatapi. Agastya then suspected what the trick was. So he touched
his belly and uttered a mantra. At once Vatapi was digested in his stomach like any other
food, and waskilled. So he never came out. Agastya then killed Ilvala too by a single
glance.
When Sri Rama lived in a forest, as an exile, Agastya gave
him many powerful weapons by the power of his mantra, He taught Rama the prayer Aditya-hridaya.
Rama repeated this and prayed to the 'Sun -god three times. |
