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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.14

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 3: Vālmīki sees the whole narrative. Vālmīki sees the narrative through meditation and sets out its events, including those still to come

In the sequence: Bharata's appeal, the rites for Daśaratha, the sandals' authority, Nandigrāma, and the forest encounters, including Anasūyā and her gift of salve. The catalogue continues through Śūrpaṇakhā, Khara, Mārīca, Sītā's abduction, Jaṭāyu, Kabandha, Śabarī, Pampā, and Hanumān

1.3.14

śarbaryā darśanaṃ caiva hanūmaddarśanaṃ tathā
vilāpaṃ caiva pampāyāṃ rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ

the meeting with Śabarī, and likewise the meeting with Hanumān; and the lament of the great-souled Rāghava at Pampā;

Words: śabaryā — of Śabarī; darśanaṃ caiva — and the meeting; hanūmaddarśanaṃ — the meeting with Hanumān; tathā — likewise; vilāpaṃ caiva — and the lament; pampāyāṃ — at Pampā; rāghavasya — of Rāghava; mahātmanaḥ — the great-souled

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.