पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः
Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya
नीवारान्पनसांस्तालांस्तिमिशान्वञ्चुलान्धवान्।चिरिबिल्वान्मधूकांश्च बिल्वानपि च तिन्दुकान्।।।।
nīvārān panasāṃs tālāṃs timiśān vañculān dhavān | ciribilvān madhūkāṃś ca bilvān api ca tindukān ||
मार्गात त्यांनी नीवार, पनस, ताळ, तिमिश, वंचुल, धव, जुने बिल्व, मधूक तसेच बिल्व व तिंदुक अशी वृक्षराजी पाहिली।
They passed by wild rice fields, jackfruit trees, palmyra and various other trees like Ashoka, trees with white flowers, old trees that existed for a long time, mahva trees, bilva trees and tindukas.
Dharma here is ecological attentiveness and simplicity: the journey is framed through the forest’s life-supporting resources, consistent with a restrained, non-exploitative way of living.
While traveling onward, the text catalogs the vegetation and landscape they move through.
Endurance and harmony with nature: moving through the wilderness without complaint, attentive to the environment.