पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः
Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya
धारयन् ब्राह्मणं रूपमिल्वलस्संस्कृतं वदन्।।।।आमन्त्रयति विप्रान्स्मश्राद्धमुद्दिश्य निर्घृणः।
dhārayan brāhmaṇaṃ rūpam ilvalo saṃskṛtaṃ vadan ||
āmantrayati viprān sma śrāddham uddiśya nirghṛṇaḥ |
നിർഘൃണനായ ഇൽവലൻ ബ്രാഹ്മണരൂപം ധരിച്ചു, സംസ്കൃതമായി സംസാരിച്ച്, ശ്രാദ്ധകർമ്മം എന്ന വ്യാജേന വിപ്രന്മാരെ ക്ഷണിക്കുമായിരുന്നു.
Assuming the form of a brahmin and using Sanskrit language, Ilvala would invite brahmins for offering shraddha to the dead
Satya versus hypocrisy: adopting holy appearance and refined speech for harm is adharma; dharma requires inner truth matching outer conduct.
A description of Ilvala’s method of deceiving brahmins by disguising himself and inviting them for a supposed śrāddha.
By contrast, the virtue highlighted is discernment—recognizing that dharmic signs can be counterfeited.