Valmiki Ramayana 1.4.14: Bala Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 14
कुशिलवगानप्रशंसा · The Commissioning and Public Performance of the Rāmāyaṇa
महात्मानौ महाभागौ सर्वलक्षणलक्षितौ ।
तौ कदाचित्समेतानामृषीणां भावितात्मनाम् ।
आसीनानां समीपस्थाविदं काव्यमगायताम् ॥१४॥
mahātmānau mahābhāgau sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitau |
tau kadācit sametānām ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām |
āsīnānāṃ samīpasthāv idaṃ kāvyam agāyatām ||14||
दोनों बड़े दिल वाले राजकुमार थे, बहुत खुश किस्मत वाले। उनके चेहरे पर सारी अच्छी निशानियाँ थी। एक बार जब रिशि सब एक जगह बैठे थे, वो दोनों वहाँ खड़े हो गए। रिशि लोग ध्यान में थे। उसके बाद दोनों भाइयों ने यह पूरा काव्य गाया।
On a particular occasion both the great princes who were dignified and endowed with good features, chanted this great epic in the presence of honoured ascetics who assembled at one place.
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Dharma is linked to reverence for the wise: sacred narratives are to be shared in appropriate assemblies, honoring elders and maintaining decorum in teaching and performance.
Kūśa and Lava, described as auspicious and noble, chant the Rāmāyaṇa in close presence of seated sages gathered together.
Humility and propriety—standing near the sages and reciting reflects respectful conduct and awareness of social-ritual etiquette.
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