Shloka 62
पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः
Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya
अगस्त्येन तदा देवैः प्रार्थितेन महर्षिणा।।।।अनुभूय किल श्राद्धे भक्षितस्समहासुरः।
agastyena tadā devaiḥ prārthitena maharṣiṇā | anubhūya kila śrāddhe bhakṣitaḥ sa mahāsuraḥ || 3.11.62 ||
तदा देवैः प्रार्थितेन महर्षिणा अगस्त्येन श्राद्धकर्मणि समागत्य, तस्मिन्नेवोपाये प्रयुज्यमाने स महासुरः किल भक्षितः।
Urged by the gods, Agastya came for the shradda . The mighty demon played the same routine trick and Vatapi, for sure, was eaten by the great sage.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld when divine and human agencies cooperate to stop entrenched wrongdoing; the gods’ request and the sage’s response restore moral order.
Agastya attends a ritual occasion where the demons repeat their deceptive practice; the attempt fails, and Vātāpi is consumed.
Agastya’s fearlessness and discernment—he neither succumbs to deception nor abandons the dhārmic duty of protecting the innocent.