Shloka 59
पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः
Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya
ततो भुक्तवतां तेषां विप्राणामिल्वलोऽब्रवीत्।।।।वातापे निष्क्रमन्वेति स्वरेण महता वदन्।
tato bhuktavatāṃ teṣāṃ viprāṇām ilvalo 'bravīt ||
vātāpe niṣkramaṇ veti svarena mahatā vadan |
அந்தப் பிராமணர்கள் உண்டு முடித்தபின், இல்வலன் பெரும் குரலில் கூறினான்— “வாதாபி, வெளியே வா!”
Then when the brahmins finished eating, Ilvala would call aloud, 'O Vatapi! come out'.
FAQs
The verse illustrates adharma through betrayal of hospitality: harming guests after feeding them violates truth, trust, and sacred guest-protection norms.
After the brahmins eat, Ilvala summons Vātāpi to emerge—revealing the trap’s final step.
By negative example, it stresses the virtue of non-violence and honesty; dharma rejects deceitful exploitation of the righteous.