Shloka 82
पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः
Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya
तस्येदमाश्रमपदं प्रभावाद्यस्य राक्षसैः।दिगियं दक्षिणा त्रासाद्दृश्यते नोपभुज्यते।।।।
tasyedam āśramapadaṃ prabhāvād yasya rākṣasaiḥ | dig iyaṃ dakṣiṇā trāsād dṛśyate nopabhujyate ||
ഇത് ആ മഹർഷിയുടെ ആശ്രമസ്ഥാനമാണ്; അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ തപഃപ്രഭാവം മൂലം രാക്ഷസർ ഭയത്തോടെ ഈ ദക്ഷിണദിക്കിലേക്കു നോക്കുന്നു, എങ്കിലും അതിനെ ആക്രമിക്കുകയോ ഭോഗിക്കുകയോ കഴിയുന്നില്ല.
This is his hermitage. On account of his (Agastya's) impact the demons look south but cannot eat the hermits out of fear (for the sage).
FAQs
Dharma protects: the ascetic’s tapas functions as a shield for the innocent. Wickedness is restrained not merely by force, but by the moral-spiritual authority of a righteous life.
The sage explains that Agastya’s hermitage is effectively off-limits to demons, who fear his influence.
Agastya’s spiritual potency joined with protective compassion—his righteousness creates safety for others.