Shloka 9
पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः
Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya
इदमत्यद्भुतं श्रुत्वा सर्वेषां नो महामुने।कौतूहलं महज्जातं किमिदं साधु कथ्यताम्।।।।वक्तव्यं यदि चेदविप्र नातिगुह्यमपि प्रभो।
idam atyadbhutaṃ śrutvā sarveṣāṃ no mahāmune | kautūhalaṃ mahaj jātaṃ kim idaṃ sādhu kathyatām || vaktavyaṃ yadi ced avipra nātiguhyam api prabho |
हे महामुने! हे अत्यंत अद्भुत ऐकून आमच्या सर्वांच्या मनात मोठे कुतूहल उत्पन्न झाले आहे. हे काय आहे? कृपा करून नीट सांगावे. जर हे फार गुप्त नसेल, हे पूज्य विप्र, हे प्रभो, तर अवश्य कथन करावे।
O great sage, this very wonderful sound, has whetted our great curiosity. If there is no top secret about this, do disclose it.
FAQs
Dharma values truth-seeking through respectful questioning: one asks with humility, and requests disclosure only if it is proper and not harmful/secret.
Rama (with companions) hears something extraordinary and requests a sage to explain it, acknowledging that some matters may be confidential.
Courtesy and restraint in speech: the question is earnest yet bounded by respect for secrecy and propriety.