Shloka 14
अगस्त्यस्य वित्तयाचनं तथा इल्वलोपभिक्षणनिर्णयः
Agastya’s request for wealth and the decision to seek resources from Ilvala
अगस्त्यश्लापि भगवानेतस्मिन् काल एव तु । पितृन् ददर्श गर्ते वै लम्बमानानधोमुखान्,इन्हीं दिनों भगवान् अगस्त्यमुनि कहीं चले जा रहे थे। उन्होंने एक जगह अपने पितरोंको देखा जो एक गड़ढेमें नीचे मुँह किये लटक रहे थे
agastyas tu api bhagavān etasmin kāla eva tu | pitṝn dadarśa garte vai lambamānān adhomukhān ||
At that very time, the revered sage Agastya, while travelling, beheld his forefathers in a pit—hanging head-down. The scene signals a moral urgency: the continuity of family duties and the repayment of ancestral obligations are not merely social customs but are treated as a serious dharmic responsibility whose neglect brings distress to one’s lineage.
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