Valmiki Ramayana 1.2.37: Bala Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 37
द्वितीयः सर्गः · श्लोकप्रादुर्भावः
The Manifestation of the Śloka
यावद्रामायणकथा त्वत्कृता प्रचरिष्यति ।
तावदूर्ध्वमधश्च त्वं मल्लोकेषु निवत्स्यसि ॥३७॥
yāvad rāmāyaṇakathā tvatkṛtā pracariṣyati |
tāvad ūrdhvam adhaś ca tvaṁ mallokeṣu nivatsyasi ||37||
जब तक रामायण की कहानी दुनिया में चलती रहेगी, तब तक तुम ऊपर वाली दुनिया में रहोगे। नीचे वाली दुनिया में भी रहोगे। और मेरे पास भी तुम्हारा ठिकाना होगा।
So long as the story of the Ramayana composed by you is remembered in this world, you will live in the upper world, the nether world and Brahmaloka".
FAQs
Satya and dharma are preserved through truthful narration: the endurance of the Rāmāyaṇa is linked to moral memory—righteous deeds and their faithful telling sustain spiritual merit across worlds.
Nārada assures Vālmīki that his composition will endure, granting him lasting fame and residence in exalted realms as long as the epic is remembered.
Vālmīki’s truth-oriented authorship (kāvya grounded in dharma) and the sacred responsibility of transmitting an ethical history.
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