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Who are Ilvala and Vatapi?

According to Skanda Purana, Ilvala and Vatapi are sons of Sage Durvasa and Ajamukhi (a demoness). They asked their father to transfer all his power to them. Durvasa got angry and cursed that they will die at the hands of Agasthya.

Who is Prishnigarbha?

Prishni was Aditi in her previous birth. Her husband was a Prajapati called Sutapas. They did tapas for twelve thousand years to propitiate Lord Vishnu and wanted the Lord to take birth as their son. Bhagavan took birth as their son three times. As Prishnigarbha, son of Prishni and Sutapas. As Vamana, son of Aditi and Kashyapa. And as Krishna, son of Devaki and Vasudeva.