Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 3, Shloka 2
तृतीयः सर्गः (Bālakāṇḍa 3): Vālmīki’s Yogic Verification and the Epic Synopsis
उपस्पृश्योदकं सम्यग्मुनिस्स्थित्वा कृताञ्जलि: ।प्राचीनाग्रेषु दर्भेषु धर्मेणान्वेषते गतिम् ।।।।
upaspṛśyodakaṃ samyag munis sthitvā kṛtāñjaliḥ |
prācīnāgreṣu darbheṣu dharmeṇānvēṣate gatim ||
正しく浄めの水を口に含んだのち、牟尼は穂先を東に向けたクシャ草の上に坐し、合掌して、タパスより生じたダルマによって、ラーマの古き物語の真の道筋を求めた。
Having performed achamana, Valmiki seated on kusha grass with folded palms, searched for the course of past events in the history of Rama by his power of penance.
FAQs
Dharma is presented as inner and outer purity: truthful knowledge is approached through disciplined ritual, humility, and ascetic integrity.
Vālmīki prepares himself ritually and meditatively, then seeks the complete, authentic account of Rāma’s life through spiritual insight.
Vālmīki’s reverence and rigor—his commitment to satya (truth) and dharma as the foundation for composing itihāsa.