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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.27

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: it reaches Sītā's recovery, the flight home, Bharata's reunion, Rāma's abhiṣeka, the armies' dismissal, and the later banishment of Sītā → Vālmīki also records what is still to come in the Uttarakāṇḍa.

1.3.27

bibhīṣaṇābhiṣekaṃ ca puṣpakasya ca darśanam
ayodhyāyāś ca gamanaṃ bharatena samāgamam

the consecration of Vibhīṣaṇa, and the sight of the Puṣpaka chariot; the journey to Ayodhyā, and the reunion with Bharata;

Words: bibhīṣaṇābhiṣekaṃ — the consecration of Vibhīṣaṇa; ca — and; puṣpakasya ca — and of the Puṣpaka (aerial car); darśanam — the sight; ayodhyāyāś ca — and to Ayodhyā; gamanaṃ — the going, journey; bharatena — with Bharata; samāgamam — the reunion, meeting

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.