Vālmīki
mythological figure · 1 work · 5 mentions · 24 anchored passages · author page · cited 4 times in 1 work
the sage · Prācetasa · the ascetic Vālmīki · the bull among sages · the foremost of sages · the great seer · the great-souled sage · the venerable one · twice-born Vālmīki
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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
The legendary sage-poet who questions Nārada, witnesses the death of a Krauñca bird, spontaneously utters the first śloka, and is commissioned by Brahmā to compose the Rāmāyaṇa, which he then teaches to Kuśa and Lava.
The ascetic Vālmīki questioned Nārada — the foremost among those devoted to austerity and sacred study, the best of the eloquent, the bull among sages.
The blessed one then sat on the most worshipful seat and assigned a seat to the great seer Vālmīki.
The venerable sage Vālmīki, self-possessed, composed the entire life-story of Rāma who had attained his kingdom — a narrative adorned with wondrous words.