Valmiki Ramayana 1.38.1: Bala Kanda, Sarga 38, Shloka 1
सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः · Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand
तां कथां कौशिको रामे निवेद्य कुशिकात्मजः ।
पुनरेवापरं वाक्यं काकुत्स्थ मिदमब्रवीत् ॥१॥
tāṃ kathāṃ kauśiko rāme nivedya kuśikātmajaḥ |
punar evāparaṃ vākyaṃ kākutstha idam abravīt ||1||
रिशि कौशिक ने राम को वो पूरा किस्सा सुना दिया। वो कुशिक वंश से थे। फिर उन्होंने राम से और बात शुरू की। राम, ककुत्स्थ वंश के थे।
Viswamitra, an offspring of Kusika having related the story (of Karthikeya) to the son of the Kakusthas (Rama) said again.
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Dharma of instruction: sacred history is transmitted responsibly from a qualified teacher to a worthy listener for moral formation.
Viśvāmitra concludes one episode and transitions to the next, continuing his teaching narrative to Rāma.
Attentive discipleship and authoritative teaching: Rāma listens; Viśvāmitra guides through instructive history.
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