Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 4
द्वितीयः सर्गः — श्लोकप्रादुर्भावः
The Manifestation of the Śloka
स तु तीरं समासाद्य तमसाया महामुनि: ।शिष्यमाह स्थितं पार्श्वे दृष्ट्वा तीर्थमकर्दमम् ।।1.2.4।।
sa tu tīraṁ samāsādya tamasāyā mahāmuniḥ |
śiṣyam āha sthitaṁ pārśve dṛṣṭvā tīrtham akardamam ||1.2.4||
မဟာမုနိသည် တမသာမြစ်ကမ်းသို့ ရောက်လေ၏။ ထို့နောက် ရေချိုးသန့်ရှင်းရာ တီရ္ထတစ်ခုကို မြင်၍ ဘေးနား၌ ရပ်နေသော တပည့်အား မိန့်ကြားလေ၏။
The eminent sage Valmiki reached the bank of Tamasa and seen a descent into the river with pellucid waters, spoke to the disciple standing by the side.
FAQs
Dharma is linked with purity and disciplined living: the sage seeks a clean tīrtha for bathing, reflecting inner and outer cleanliness as supportive of righteous life.
Vālmīki arrives at the river Tamasā, notices an ideal bathing spot, and begins instructing his disciple beside him.
Mindful discernment (viveka): Vālmīki observes the environment carefully and chooses what is pure and fitting for a sage’s conduct.