Valmiki Ramayana 1.1.6: Bala Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 6
श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis
Narada’s Summary to Valmiki
श्रुत्वा चैतत्ित्रलोकज्ञो वाल्मीकेर्नारदो वच: ।श्रूयतामिति चामन्त्त्र्य प्रहृष्टो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।।।।
śrutvā caitat trilokajño vālmīker nārado vacaḥ | śrūyatām iti cāmantṛya prahṛṣṭo vākyam abravīt ||
राम ने सुग्रीव को सब कुछ बताया। शुरू से लेकर पूरा किस्सा, और सीता का जो हुआ वो भी डिटेल में।
Having seen and heard from the eagle Jatayu struck down by Ravana that Sita had been abducted Rama bewailed, choked with tears his senses dulled by distress.
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Dharma here is reverent transmission of true knowledge: the sage responds responsibly and joyfully to a sincere inquiry, establishing that sacred learning should be shared with clarity and goodwill.
In the opening frame of the epic, Vālmīki asks about the ideal man; Nārada, after hearing him, signals that he will answer and begins his summary.
Nārada’s virtue of truthful instruction (satya-upadeśa) and benevolent readiness to guide a seeker.
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