Shloka 3.11.90

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः (Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya)

Devanagari script

नात्र जीवेन्मृषावादी क्रूरो वा यदि वा शठः।नृशंसः कामवृत्तो वा मुनिरेष तथाविधः।।।।

Transliteration

nātra jīven mṛṣāvādī krūro vā yadi vā śaṭhaḥ | nṛśaṃsaḥ kāmavṛtto vā munir eṣa tathāvidhaḥ ||

Translation

Here no liar can live—nor one who is cruel, deceitful, wicked, or driven by lust—for such is the power and purity of this sage.

Context

This sage is such type that he (his spiritual power) will not allow a liar or a cruel man or a deceitful or lustful or wicked person to thrive here.

Characters & Entities

• Muni (Agastya implied)
• Satya (truthfulness implied via mṛṣāvādī)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Adharma traits—lying, cruelty, deceit, lust—are incompatible with a sacred space sustained by tapas; truth and self-control are required to ‘thrive’ there.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama explains that the region sanctified by the sage does not permit immoral persons to endure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya and brahmacarya-like restraint: the verse contrasts the sage’s purity with the vices that cannot remain near it.