Ilvala

The daitya Ilvala asks a powerful brahmana for a son equal to Indra. When the brahmana refuses, Ilvala's rage turns into a systematic scheme of vengeance: he cooks his own brother Vatapi, feeds him to brahmanas, then summons Vatapi back from the dead — and Vatapi rips out of their bodies, killing them from within.

Agastya, accompanied by his disciple Shrutarvana, approaches King Vadhryashva seeking riches. The king lays bare his accounts: his income exactly matches his expenditure. Agastya refuses to take anything that would cause oppression to others. They try King Trasadasyu next — and find the same balance. The kings look at one another and together suggest a different source: the wealthy danava (demon) Ilvala.