Valmiki Ramayana · Bala Kanda · Sarga 2
नारदस्य तु तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा वाक्यविशारद:। पूजयामास धर्मात्मा सहशिष्यो महामुनि:
nāradasya tu tadvākyaṃ śrutvā vākyaviśārada:| pūjayāmāsa dharmātmā sahaśiṣyo mahāmuni:
On hearing the words of Narada the distinguished and righteous sage Valmiki, proficient in composing slokas worshipped him along with his disciples.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
After Narada's departure, Valmiki sits with the sage's words. The encounter has planted a seed. The Ramayana is about to be born — not in a palace but in the quiet aftermath of a conversation between a poet and a sage.
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