Shloka 14
अगस्त्यस्य वित्तयाचनं तथा इल्वलोपभिक्षणनिर्णयः
Agastya’s request for wealth and the decision to seek resources from Ilvala
अगस्त्यश्लापि भगवानेतस्मिन् काल एव तु । पितृन् ददर्श गर्ते वै लम्बमानानधोमुखान्,इन्हीं दिनों भगवान् अगस्त्यमुनि कहीं चले जा रहे थे। उन्होंने एक जगह अपने पितरोंको देखा जो एक गड़ढेमें नीचे मुँह किये लटक रहे थे
agastyas tu api bhagavān etasmin kāla eva tu | pitṝn dadarśa garte vai lambamānān adhomukhān ||
正当其时，受人敬仰的圣者阿迦斯提耶在旅途中，看见自己的祖先在一处深坑里倒悬着，头朝下垂。此景昭示道义之急：延续家族之责、偿还祖先之恩，并非仅是世俗礼俗，而被视为严肃的达摩义务；一旦怠慢，便使宗族蒙受苦厄。
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores pitṛ-dharma: one must uphold duties that sustain and honor one’s lineage (such as continuing the family line and performing appropriate rites). Neglect of these obligations is portrayed as causing suffering to the ancestors, emphasizing moral responsibility across generations.
While travelling, the sage Agastya suddenly sees his forefathers in a pit, suspended upside down. This startling vision sets up the episode’s motivation: Agastya is prompted to address the cause of their plight and to act in a way that relieves them, linking personal life-choices to ancestral welfare.