Valmiki Ramayana · Bala Kanda · Sarga 2
स मुहूर्तं गते तस्मिन्देवलोकं मुनिस्तदा । जगाम तमसातीरं जाह्नव्यास्त्वविदूरत:
sa muhūrtaṃ gate tasmindevalokaṃ munistadā | jagāma tamasātīraṃ jāhnavyāstvavidūrata:
After Narada had gone to devaloka, sage Valmiki reached the bank of river Tamasa which is not very far from the Ganges for morning ablutions.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Valmiki walks to the banks of the Tamasa river. The clear waters and peaceful banks form a natural setting that contrasts with the grand court of Ayodhya described by Narada. The poem moves from the human world to the natural world — where revelation awaits.
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