Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 32
कुशिलवगानप्रशंसा
The Commissioning and Public Performance of the Rāmāyaṇa
ततस्तु तौ रामवच:प्रचोदितावगायतां मार्गविधानसम्पदा।
स चापि राम: परिषद्गतः शनैर्बुभूषयासक्तमना बभूव।।1.4.31।।
tatas tu tau rāmavacaḥ-pracoditau agāyatāṃ mārgavidhāna-sampadā | sa cāpi rāmaḥ pariṣadgataḥ śanaiḥ bubhūṣayāsakta-manā babhūva || 1.4.31 ||
तब राम के वचनों से प्रेरित होकर वे दोनों मार्ग-विधान की सम्पूर्ण मर्यादा के साथ गाने लगे। और सभा में बैठे श्रीराम भी सुनते-सुनते धीरे-धीरे मन को शान्ति में स्थिर करने की अभिलाषा से एकाग्र हो गए।
FAQs
Dharma includes disciplined practice and attentive reception: truthful narration (satya) should be performed with rule-governed excellence, and heard with a mind oriented toward peace and understanding.
Kuśa and Lava proceed to sing in the classical style after Rama’s encouragement; Rama listens with increasing concentration.
Rama’s inward steadiness and receptivity—he seeks serenity and focuses his mind, showing how a ruler also learns through listening.