Valmiki Ramayana 1.1.99: Bala Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 99
श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis
Narada’s Summary to Valmiki
एतदाख्यानमायुष्यं पठन्रामायणं नरः ।
सपुत्रपौत्रस्सगणः प्रेत्य स्वर्गे महीयते ॥९९॥
etad ākhyānam āyuṣyaṃ paṭhan rāmāyaṇaṃ naraḥ |
saputra-pautraḥ sagaṇaḥ pretya svarge mahīyate ||99||
यह रामायण पढ़ने वाले की उमर लंबी होती है। मरने के बाद वो स्वर्ग में जाता है। उसके साथ उसके बेटे, पोते और सारी फ़ैमिली भी जाती है।
This story of Ramayana enhances longevity of those who read it and recite it. They will be worshipped in heavens after their death along with their sons and grandsons, servants and relations.
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Dharma is upheld through śravaṇa and pāṭha—reverent study of an itihāsa that teaches truth and righteous conduct; the verse frames such engagement as spiritually meritorious.
This is a phalaśruti-style statement in the opening section, declaring the spiritual and worldly fruits of reading/reciting the Rāmāyaṇa.
Devotion to truth-bearing literature (satya-itihāsa) and disciplined religious study—valuing learning that shapes conduct.
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