 अगस्त्येन तदा देवैः प्रार्थितेन महर्षिणा।।अनुभूय किल श्राद्धे भक्षितस्समहासुरः। 
 Urged by the gods, Agastya  came  for the shradda . The mighty demon played the same routine trick and Vatapi, for sure, was eaten by the great sage. 