Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 11: Rāma Goes to Agastya’s Āśrama
Text 3.11.32
अस्मिन्नरण्ये भगवन्नगस्त्यो मुनिसत्तमः।
वसतीति मया नित्यं कथाः कथयतां श्रुतम्॥
asmin araṇye bhagavann agastyo muni-sattamaḥ
vasatīti mayā nityaṁ kathāḥ kathayatāṁ śrutam
asmin = in this; araṇye = forest; bhagavan = O powerful sage; agastyaḥ = Agastya; muni-sattamaḥ = the most excellent sage; vasati = lives; iti = that; mayā = I; nityam = always; kathāḥ kathayatām = in various discussions; śrutam = have heard.
O powerful sage, I have heard in various discussions that the most excellent sage Agastya always lives in this forest.