Shloka 4.41.15
दक्षिणदिशि सीतान्वेषण-आदेशः (Commissioning the Southern Search for Sītā)
ततस्तामापगां दिव्यां प्रसन्नसलिलां शिवाम्।तत्र द्रक्ष्यथ कावेरीं विहितामप्सरोगणैः।।।।
tasyāsīnaṃ nagasyāgre malayasya mahaujasam |
drakṣyathādityasaṅkāśam agastyam ṛṣisattamam ||
On the summit of that Malaya mountain you shall see Agastya, best of seers, seated there—radiant with great splendor, like the sun.
'Then you will see the sacred river Cauvery with pure and auspicious water, where celestial nymphs sport.
Dharma honors the authority of sages: meeting a ṛṣi is a moment for humility and seeking rightful guidance during an ethical mission.
Sugrīva indicates that the party will encounter the great sage Agastya on Malaya, implying a spiritually significant waypoint.
Humility and receptivity—recognizing higher wisdom embodied in the sage.