Sage Valmiki composing Ramayana

(Valmiki Ramayana - Bala Kanda - 1 to 4)

Sage Valmiki and hunter

• Meditation: I meditate on sage Valmiki getting the divine inspiration and insight to compose Ramayana.

• Qualities of Sri Rama: In the opening chapter of Valmiki Ramayana, sage Valmiki asked sage Narada about the existence of a person with the following qualities:
1. Gunavan: Who is Virtuous
2. Viryavan: Who is Valorous
3. Dharmagya: Who is the knower of Dharma
4. Krtagya: Who is the doer of Good Deeds (according to Dharma)
5. Satyavakya: Who is the speaker of Truth
6. Dridhavrata: Who is firm in his Vows
7. Catritrena Yukta: Who by Character is united (with Dharma)
8. Sarvabhuteshu Hitah: Who is disposed towards the Welfare of all beings
9. Vidvan: Who is Learned
10. Samartha: Who is Capable (in upholding Dharma)
11. Priyadarshana: Who has a Graceful and Pleasant appearance
12. Aatmavan: Who is Self-Composed
13. Jitakrodha: Who has conquered Anger
14. Dyutiman: Who is Effulgent (filled with the Effulgence of Aatman)
15. Anasuyaka: Who is not Envious
16. Bibhyati Devah: Whom even the Devas Fear

Sage Narada mentioned about Sri Rama and told about his life in brief.
(Valmiki Ramayana - Bala Kanda - 1)

• Sage Valmiki getting divine inspiration: Later sage Valmiki got a divine inspiration when be went to river Tamasa. He saw two Krauncha birds in union. A hunter suddenly appeared and killed the male bird leaving the female bird wailing in separation. The sage cursed the hunter, but that curse came out in a beautiful poetic meter. He kept on pondering over that throughout the day. (Valmiki Ramayana - Bala Kanda - 2 to 3)

• Lord Brahma imparting yogic power to Sage Valmiki to compose Ramayana: Then Lord Brahma appeared to him and told him to compose the life of Sri Rama in a poetic meter. Lord Brahma imparted yogic power to sage Valmiki to see all the incidents of the life of Sri Rama. (Valmiki Ramayana - Bala Kanda - 2 to 3)

• Lava and Kusha singing Ramayana: When the great epic was composed, sage Valmiki imparted it to Lava and Kusha and taught them to sing it in their beautiful melodious voice. Lava and Kusha sang the Valmiki Ramayana before the sages and holy men. They became moved by that song. Sri Rama heard about Lava and Kusha and called them in his palace at Ayodhya. Lava and Kusha sang the Ramayana before Sri Rama in the court. Sri Rama also became moved by it. (Valmiki Ramayana - Bala Kanda - 4)

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