उपोष्प विधिनानेन दश सप्त यथाक्रमम् 4.117.
By this method of fasting, one should observe for ten or seven days in order.
स्थापयित्वायसे पीठे कृशरान्नं निवेद्य च
Having placed gruel on an iron seat and offered it,
ब्राह्मणाय पुनर्दद्याल्लोहं तैलं तिलांस्तथा दक्षिणां च यथाशक्त्या दत्त्वा भद्रां विसर्जयेत्
One should then give iron, oil, and sesame to a Brahmin, and also a gift according to one's ability, and then dismiss the auspicious one.
य एवं कुरुते पार्थ सम्यग्भद्राव्रतं नरः
O Pārtha, the man who thus properly performs the Bhadrā vow,
राक्षसाश्च पिशाचा वा पूतनाशाकिनीग्रहाः
Demons, spirits, Putanās, witches, and evil influences,
न चैवेष्टवियोगः स्यान्न हानिस्तस्य जायते
There will be no separation from desired things, nor will any loss arise for him.
सूर्यात्मजातिदयिता भगिनी शनेर्या मर्त्ये भ्रमत्यतिरथा करणक्रमेण
The beloved sister of Śani, born of the Sun, who wanders among mortals, is to be honored in the prescribed manner.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे विष्टिव्रतवर्णनं नाम सप्तदशोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa, in the Uttara Parva, in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira, is the one hundred and seventeenth chapter named 'Description of the Viṣṭi Vow.'
अगस्त्यव्रतवर्णनम् तच्छृणुष्व महीपाल कथ्यमानं मयानघ
Now hear, O king, the description of the Agastya vow as I relate it, O sinless one.
जन्म चैवार्घदानं च कालमुद्गमनस्य च
The birth, the offering of water, and the time of the emergence of the mung bean—these will be described.
मंदरस्य समीपे तु चेरतुर्विपुलं तपः
Near Mount Mandara, they performed intense austerities.
तयोः संक्षोभणार्थाय वासवेन वराप्सराः
To disturb them, Indra sent the most beautiful celestial nymphs.
तस्याः संदर्शनादेव क्षुभितौ तौ सुरोत्तमौ
Merely by seeing her, those two exalted gods were agitated.
निमेः शापात्तत्र जातो वशिष्ठो भगवानृषिः
By the curse of Nimi, the divine sage Vasiṣṭha was born there.
मलयस्यैकदेशे तु वैखानसविधानतः
In one part of the Malaya mountains, according to the Vaikhānasa tradition,
आस्तां दैत्यौ पुरा दुष्टावादौ कृतयुगस्य तु
Long ago, in the Kṛta Yuga, two wicked Daityas dwelled there.
तयोरेकोऽभवन्मेषो द्वितीयो भोज्यदायकः
Of those two, one became a ram, the other a provider of food.
अथान्यस्मिन्दिने दैत्यो ह्यगस्त्यं संन्यमन्त्रयत् 4.118.
Then, on another day, the Daitya invited Agastya with mantras.
अगस्त्योप्यभवच्छ्राद्धे धौरेयो रोषदर्पितः
Agastya, filled with anger and pride, became the chief at the śrāddha.
परिविष्यमाणेषु तेषु स्तिमितं प्राह दानवम्
As they were serving the food, he sternly addressed the Dānava.
मैषं मांसं ततः प्रादादिल्वलः कुपितस्तदा
Then Ilvala, enraged, served him ram's meat.
शुचिर्बभौ ततः प्राह वातापिमिल्वलः शनैः
He shone with purity, and then Ilvala quietly called out to Vātāpi.
तच्छ्रुत्वागस्त्यविप्रोऽपि उद्गारं कृतवान्गुरुम्
Hearing this, the sage Agastya belched loudly.
जीर्णोऽयं भस्मभूतोऽयं वातापिर्ब्रह्मकंटकः
He said, 'This one is digested, this one is reduced to ashes—Vātāpi, the tormentor of Brahmins.'
भस्मीभूतः क्षणेनैव ततः शांतं जगद्बभौ
In an instant, he was turned to ashes, and the world became peaceful.
संमंत्र्य निश्चयं मेरौ ततोऽगस्त्यमुपागताः
After deliberating and deciding on Mount Meru, they approached Agastya.
तेऽगस्त्यमाहुर्ब्रह्मर्षे समुद्रं शोषयस्व वै
They said to Agastya, 'O Brahmin sage, please drink up the ocean.'
तया पीतः समुद्रोऽपि भ्रांतमीनोर्मिकच्छपः 4.118.
By him the ocean was drunk, and the waves, fish, and turtles were left confused.
क्षयं नीताः क्षणात्सर्वे क्रन्दमानाः पुनःपुनः
All were swiftly destroyed, crying out again and again.
अथ गंगानदीतोयैः संपूर्णे सागरे पुनः
Then, when the ocean was filled again by the waters of the Ganga river,