Then him who called the fiend, who long

Had wrought the suffering Bráhmans wrong,

Thus thoughtful-souled Agastya, best

Of hermits, with a smile addressed:

“How, Rákshas, is the fiend empowered

To issue forth whom I devoured?

Thy brother in a ram's disguise

Is gone where Yáma's kingdom lies.”

When from the words Agastya said

He knew his brother fiend was dead,