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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.5
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: the sarga then presents a catalogue of the poem's contents, rather than a new set of events happening in the present: Rāma's birth and character, the journey with Viśvāmitra, the bow, Sītā's marriage, and the encounter with Paraśurāma
1.3.5
rāmarāmavivādaṃ ca guṇān dāśarathes tathā
tathābhiṣekaṃ rāmasya kaikeyyā duṣṭabhāvatām
the dispute between Rāma (Dāśarathi) and Rāma (Paraśurāma); the virtues of the son of Daśaratha; likewise the (planned) consecration of Rāma, and the wicked disposition of Kaikeyī;
Words: rāmarāmavivādaṃ — the dispute between the two Rāmas; ca — and; guṇān — the virtues; dāśarathes — of the son of Daśaratha; tathā — likewise; tathābhiṣekaṃ — and likewise the consecration; rāmasya — of Rāma; kaikeyyā — of Kaikeyī; duṣṭabhāvatām — the wicked disposition
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.