[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.2019 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2019 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2019 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2019](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2019) VĀTĀPI. Vātāpi and Ilwala, two Rākshasas, sons either of Hrāda or Viprachitti. They are mentioned in the Rāmāyana as dwelling in the Dandaka forest. Vātāpi assumed the form of a ram which was offered in sacrifice and afterwards eaten by Brāhmans. Ilwala then called upon him to come forth, and accordingly he tore his way out of the stomachs of the Brāhmans. He tried the same trick upon Agastya, but that austere sage ate and digested him. Ilwala, as before, called his brother to come forth, and assaulted the sage, who told him that his brother would never return. Then Ilwala was burnt up by fire from the eyes of Agastya. The Mahā-bhārata’s story varies slightly. - [Previous: c5.2018](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2018) - [Next: c5.2020](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2020) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (2) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2019](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2019) · Pramāṇa