Valmiki Ramayana · Bala Kanda · Sarga 2
एवमुक्तो भरद्वाजो वाल्मीकेन महात्मना । प्रायच्छत मुनेस्तस्य वल्कलं नियतो गुरो:
evamukto bharadvājo vālmīkena mahātmanā | prāyacchata munestasya valkalaṃ niyato guro:
Asked thus by the nobleminded master Valmiki, Bharadwaja, ever obedient to his spiritual master, gave the sage the bark garment.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Bharadwaja obeys, giving Valmiki the bark garment. The exchange between guru and disciple is simple and trusting. This relationship mirrors the teacher-disciple lineage (guru-śiṣya paramparā) that the Ramayana itself participates in.
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