बहवो दुर्लभाश्चैव ये त्वया कीर्तिता गुणाः | मुने वक्ष्याम्यहं बुद्ध्वा तैर्युक्तः श्रूयतां नरः || १-१-७
ikShvaaku vaMsha prabhavo raamo naama janaiH shrutaH | niyata aatmaa mahaaviiryo dyutimaan dhR^itimaan vashii || 1-1-8
Translation
"Oh! Sage Valmiki, the merits which you have extolled are many, and unattainable. I, after having known from Brahma of such a man with all these merits, will speak on...Let it be heard." Thus Narada started to say. [1-1-7]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
mune
oh sage Valmiki
bahavaH
many
ca durlabhaaH
and unattainable
eva
indeed
ye guNaaH
whichever merits
tvayaa \tkiirtitaaH
extolled by you
naraH
man
taiH yuktaH
who has these merits
aham buddhvaa
I, after knowing
vakShyaami
I \twill speak
shruuyataam
Let it be heard.
Chapter context
Narada briefs Valmiki about Rama and Ramayana in a nutshell
86 verses · Verse 7 of 86
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