Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 34
द्वितीयः सर्गः — श्लोकप्रादुर्भावः
The Manifestation of the Śloka
रहस्यं च प्रकाशं च यद्वृत्तं तस्य धीमत: ।रामस्य सहसौमित्रेः राक्षसानां च सर्वश: ।।1.2.33।। वैदेह्याश्चैव यद्वृत्तं प्रकाशं यदि वा रह: ।तच्चाप्यविदितं सर्वं विदितं ते भविष्यति ।।1.2.34।।
rahasyaṃ ca prakāśaṃ ca yad vṛttaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ | rāmasya saha-saumitreḥ rākṣasānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ || 1.2.33 ||
vaidehyāś caiva yad vṛttaṃ prakāśaṃ yadi vā rahaḥ | tac cāpy aviditaṃ sarvaṃ viditaṃ te bhaviṣyati || 1.2.34 ||
Apa pun yang telah berlaku—terang atau rahsia—tentang Rāma yang bijaksana bersama Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa), dan tentang para rākṣasa dalam segala hal; serta apa pun yang berlaku mengenai Vaidehī (Sītā), sama ada diketahui umum atau tersembunyi—semuanya, bahkan yang dahulu tidak engkau ketahui, akan menjadi engkau ketahui.
The incidents pertaining to sagacious Rama together with Lakshmana, Sita, Bharata, etc. and the rakshasas - their deeds, thoughts, unknown or known to everybody and even not known to you, will be revealed to you by my grace.
FAQs
The epic’s dharma rests on satya: Brahmā ensures completeness and accuracy, so the account of dharma (Rāma) and adharma (rākṣasas) is narrated without omission.
Brahmā promises Vālmīki full insight into all events—public and private—so the Ramāyaṇa can be composed as an authoritative itihāsa.
Vālmīki’s role as a reliable transmitter of truth, supported by divine revelation for narrative completeness.