Shloka 28
कुशिलवगानप्रशंसा
The Commissioning and Public Performance of the Rāmāyaṇa
तौ चापि मधुरं रक्तं स्वञ्चितायतनिस्वनम् ।तन्त्रीलयवदत्यर्थं विश्रुतार्थमगायताम् ।।1.4.28।।
tau cāpi madhuraṃ raktaṃ svañcitāyatanisvanam | tantrīlayavad atyarthaṃ viśrutārtham agāyatām || 1.4.28 ||
ਉਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਵੀ ਮਿੱਠੇ ਤੇ ਮਨਮੋਹਕ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ, ਸੁਸੰਯਤ ਸੁਰ-ਨਾਦ ਨਾਲ ਗਾਉਣ ਲੱਗੇ; ਤੰਤਰੀ ਵਾਜੇ ਦੀ ਲੈ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਭਾਉਂਦੇ ਹੋਏ, ਭਰਪੂਰ ਗੂੰਜ ਨਾਲ ਅਰਥ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਫ਼ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕੀਤਾ।
The great intellectual and competent Valmiki having composed the Ramayanam including the events of Uttarakanda as well as future events, reflected as to who could translate into performance the epic.
FAQs
Dharma here is faithful communication: truth (satya) should be conveyed with clarity and discipline so that listeners grasp meaning, not merely sound.
Kuśa and Lava begin singing the narrative with musical rhythm and clear articulation.
Their skill joined with restraint and precision—an ideal of learned performance where artistry serves truthful meaning.