Agastya

At Agastya's word, and greatly pleased, he received the Aindra bow, a sword, and two quivers of inexhaustible arrows.

Slaying the demon Virādha, he visited Śarabhaṅga, then Sutīkṣṇa, then Agastya, and Agastya's brother as well.

"But when Sunda was slain, O Rāma, Tāṭakā, together with her son, sought to assault the most excellent of sages, Agastya.

Praised with the prayer of a son, O Aśvins, you who sustain the inspired seer and grant him the prize — swelling with the prayer of Agastya, O Nāsatyas, you restored Viśpalā.

Indeed you two Aśvins for days in the winning of the stream of Virudra — Agastya, praised among men as a hero among heroes, has illuminated you like a Kārādhunī with thousands.

Why, O brother Agastya, being our friend, do you think too highly of yourself?

By the sacred formulation of Agastya all your worms are slain.

He who has oppressed me through divine beings, through serpents, through lightning, through sacred lore — with Agastya as ally, may Indra and Agni slay him.

By thee, O herb, the Ātharvaṇas first smote the demons;

For the sake of a sacrifice, praiseworthy beasts and birds may be slain by Brāhmaṇas, and also for the sustenance of dependents, for Agastya did so in ancient times.

> O Tāta, he who worships the one born of nectar when Agastya has risen, suffers widowhood and prior sorrow for ten and five years.