pulastyah—the sage Pulastya; ajanayat—begot; patnyam—in his wife; agastyam—the great sage Agastya; ca—also; havirbhuvi—in Havirbhu; sah—he (Agastya); anya-janmani—in the next birth; dahra-agnih—the digesting fire; visravah—Visrava; ca—and; maha-tapah—greatly powerful because of austerity.