Shloka 1.48.14
अहल्याशापवर्णनम् (The Account of Ahalyā’s Curse and the Deserted Hermitage near Mithilā)
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि श्रुणु तत्त्वेन राघव।।।।यस्येदमाश्रमपदं शप्तं कोपान्महात्मना।
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi śruṇu tattvena rāghava || yasyedam āśramapadaṃ śaptaṃ kopān mahātmanā |
“Well then, Rāghava, I shall tell you—listen in truth—whose hermitage-site this is, and how it came to be cursed in wrath by a great soul.”
"O Descendant of the Raghus! I shall tell all you about this hermitage cursed by the wrath of a great man.
Satya in instruction: Viśvāmitra emphasizes telling the account ‘tattvena’ (truthfully), showing that moral learning depends on accurate narration of causes and consequences.
Viśvāmitra begins his explanation of the deserted hermitage, indicating it is connected to a powerful curse.
Viśvāmitra’s pedagogical responsibility—he frames the story as truthful teaching, not mere entertainment.