Shloka 3.11.56
पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः (Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya)
धारयन् ब्राह्मणं रूपमिल्वलस्संस्कृतं वदन्।।।।आमन्त्रयति विप्रान्स्मश्राद्धमुद्दिश्य निर्घृणः।
dhārayan brāhmaṇaṃ rūpam ilvalo saṃskṛtaṃ vadan ||
āmantrayati viprān sma śrāddham uddiśya nirghṛṇaḥ |
Ilvala—cruel at heart—would assume a brahmin’s form, speak refined Sanskrit, and invite the vipras on the pretext of performing a śrāddha rite.
Assuming the form of a brahmin and using Sanskrit language, Ilvala would invite brahmins for offering shraddha to the dead
Satya versus hypocrisy: adopting holy appearance and refined speech for harm is adharma; dharma requires inner truth matching outer conduct.
A description of Ilvala’s method of deceiving brahmins by disguising himself and inviting them for a supposed śrāddha.
By contrast, the virtue highlighted is discernment—recognizing that dharmic signs can be counterfeited.