Shloka 48
पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः
Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya
एतदेवाश्रमपदं नूनं तस्य महात्मनः।।।।अगस्त्यस्य मुनेर्भ्रातुर्दृश्यते पुण्यकर्मणः।
etad evāśrama-padaṃ nūnaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ |
agastyasya muner bhrātur dṛśyate puṇya-karmaṇaḥ ||
നിശ്ചയമായും ഇതാണ് പുണ്യകർമ്മനായ ആ മഹാത്മാവിന്റെ—മുനി അഗസ്ത്യന്റെ സഹോദരന്റെ—ആശ്രമസ്ഥലം; ഇപ്പോൾ അത് ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നു.
Surely this is the hermitage of great Agastya's brother, a man of holy deeds.
FAQs
Dharma is honoring sanctity: recognizing the presence of holy life and approaching such spaces with reverence and self-restraint.
Near their destination, Rāma identifies the hermitage as belonging to Agastya’s brother, famed for meritorious conduct.
Reverent discernment—Rāma’s ability to recognize signs of spiritual merit and treat sacred dwellings appropriately.