Shloka 88
पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः
Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya
आराधयिष्याम्यत्राहमगस्त्यं तं महामुनिम्।शेषं च वनवासस्य सौम्य वत्स्याम्यहं प्रभो।।।।
ārādhayiṣyāmy atrāham agastyaṃ taṃ mahāmunim | śeṣaṃ ca vanavāsasya saumya vatsyāmy ahaṃ prabho ||
अत्राहं तं महामुनिम् अगस्त्यं आराधयिष्यामि; सौम्य प्रभो, वनवासस्य शेषं च अहं एवं वत्स्यामि।
O noble, handsome Lakshmana, I will spend the rest of the exile in this forest in the worship of the great sage Agastya.
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Dharma includes honoring worthy sages and sustaining oneself through disciplined devotion during hardship; exile becomes a field for righteous practice, not resentment.
As Rama settles in the forest region connected with Agastya, he resolves to spend the rest of exile by serving the sage.
Humility and steadfastness: Rama treats spiritual service (ārādhana) as the proper way to live the exile.