An Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, with Short Explanations and a Concordance to the Bombay and Calcutta Editions and P. C. Roy's Translation c5.s6.157.3

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Agastya came and rejoiced that Viçvarūpa and Vṛtra had been killed, and related how Nahuṣa had been hurled from heaven (Svarga). The D.-r. and B.-r., weary with carrying him, had questioned him if certain mantras (prokṣaṇa gavām) pronounced by Brahmán (so B.) were authentic (pramāṇam), to which Nahuṣa, bewildered by the dark principle (tamas), had answered in the negative; R. reproached him, as M.-r. had formerly declared them to be authentic. Nahuṣa touched Agastya's head with his foot, and instantly lost his power and luck (çrī), and was agitated with fear. Then Agastya cursed him: "Fall thou from heaven, the effect of all thy good deeds (puṇya) has been exhausted; for 10,000 years thou shalt be a snake upon earth; then thou mayst come back to Svarga.” D., M.-r., P., Y., Sp. (bhujagāḥ), Rā., G., devakanyāḥ, and the bands of Aps., and tanks, rivers, mountains, and the sea came and rejoiced (V, 17). Indra, glorified by G. and Aps., mounted Airāvata. Agni, the M.-r., Bṛhaspati, Yama, Varuṇa, and Kubera accompanied him. Indra went to the three worlds with D., G., and Aps., and was praised by Aṅgiras (i.e. Bṛhaspati?) with hymns of the Atharvaveda. Then he granted Atharvāṅgiras (= Aṅgiras) the boon that his name would be connected with this Veda and that he would get a share in sacrifices. United with Çacī he protected the world virtuously (V, 18).