Shloka 44
पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः
Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya
यदि बुद्धिः कृता द्रष्टुमगस्त्यं तं महामुनिम्।।।।अद्यैव गमने बुद्धिं रोचयस्व महायशः।
yadi buddhiḥ kṛtā draṣṭum agastyaṃ taṃ mahāmunim |
adyaiva gamane buddhiṃ rocayasva mahāyaśaḥ ||
यदि तुम्हारी बुद्धि उस महामुनि अगस्त्य के दर्शन का निश्चय कर चुकी है, तो हे महायशस्वी, आज ही प्रस्थान का संकल्प करो।
O glorious one, if you have made up your mind to visit that great sage Agastya, think of starting today itself.
FAQs
Dharma is promptness in righteous aims: when a sacred duty—meeting a venerable sage—has been accepted, one should act without procrastination.
Sūtīkṣṇa encourages Rāma to begin the journey immediately if he intends to visit Agastya.
Determination (dṛḍha-saṅkalpa): moving swiftly toward a dharmic goal once the mind is settled.