Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
तत्र रम्यं सरो दृष्टं तस्य तीरे महाकुटी । तत्रोपवासशिथिलं दृष्टवानस्मि तापसम् । अस्थिचर्मावशेषं तु चीरवल्कलधारिणम् ॥ ६९.४ ॥
tatra ramyaṃ saro dṛṣṭaṃ tasya tīre mahākuṭī | tatropavāsaśithilaṃ dṛṣṭavān asmi tāpasam | asthicarma-āvaśeṣaṃ tu cīra-valkala-dhāriṇam || 69.4 ||
Doon ay nakita ko ang isang marikit na lawa, at sa pampang nito ay may isang malaking kubo. Doon ko namasdan ang isang asceta, nanghihina dahil sa pag-aayuno, nakasuot ng punit-punit na kasuotan at telang balat-kahoy, na buto at balat na lamang ang natitira.
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It preserves a Purāṇic literary motif of sacred landscapes (a lake and hermitage) connected with austerity, reflecting how tīrtha/āśrama settings were used to frame ethical and contemplative ideals in early Sanskrit narrative traditions.
The verse mentions a 'beautiful lake' and its bank but does not provide a specific toponym in this excerpt; therefore, no secure modern identification can be made from this line alone.
The passage foregrounds disciplined restraint through fasting and simplicity of living, presenting ascetic endurance as an ethical exemplar within a sacred natural setting.
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