Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 14
कुशिलवगानप्रशंसा
The Commissioning and Public Performance of the Rāmāyaṇa
महात्मानौ महाभागौ सर्वलक्षणलक्षितौ। तौ कदाचित्समेतानामृषीणां भावितात्मनाम्।आसीनानां समीपस्थाविदं काव्यमगायताम्।।1.4.14।।
mahātmānau mahābhāgau sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitau | tau kadācit sametānām ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām | āsīnānāṃ samīpasthāv idaṃ kāvyam agāyatām || 1.4.14 ||
あの二人の大いなる魂をもつ、幸運に満ちた王子は、あらゆる吉祥の相を備え、ある時、静かに座して集う尊きリシたちの近くに立ち、この聖なる叙事詩を詠唱した。
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.
FAQs
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.