Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 29
द्वितीयः सर्गः — श्लोकप्रादुर्भावः
The Manifestation of the Śloka
शोचन्नेव मुहु: क्रौञ्चीमुपश्लोकमिमं पुन: ।जगावन्तर्गतमना भूत्वा शोकपरायण: ।।1.2.29।।
śocann eva muhuḥ krauñcīm upaślokaṃ imaṃ punaḥ | jagāv antargata-manā bhūtvā śokaparāyaṇaḥ || 1.2.29 ||
क्रौञ्ची के लिए बार-बार शोक करते हुए, अंतर्मुख होकर—शोक में पूर्णतः डूबे हुए—उन्होंने इस नवोदित उपश्लोक को बार-बार गाया।
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.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as compassion toward suffering beings; grief becomes a morally charged response to adharma (cruelty), and that truthful emotion gives birth to sacred speech.
After witnessing the krauñca pair’s tragedy, Vālmīki, overcome with sorrow, keeps repeating the spontaneous verse that arose from his lament.
Karunā (compassion) and inner reflection—Vālmīki’s sensitivity to injustice and his contemplative mind.