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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.4.24

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 4: Kuśa & Lava perform the poem. Kuśa & Lava learn and perform the poem, their singing moves the ṛṣis and brings them before Rāma

In the sequence: seated on his golden throne with his ministers and brothers, he asks Lakṣmaṇa, Śatrughna, and Bharata to listen → the brothers begin, and Rāma becomes absorbed in their song.

1.4.24

dṛṣṭvā tu rūpasaṃpannau tāv ubhau vīṇinau tataḥ
uvāca lakṣmaṇaṃ rāmaḥ śatrughnaṃ bharataṃ tathā

Then, seeing those two, both endowed with beauty and holding lutes, Rāma spoke to Lakṣmaṇa, and to Śatrughna and Bharata:

Words: dṛṣṭvā tu — and having seen; rūpasaṃpannau — the two endowed with beauty; tāv ubhau — those two both; vīṇinau — the two lute-players; tataḥ — then; uvāca — said; lakṣmaṇaṃ — to Lakṣmaṇa; rāmaḥ — Rāma; śatrughnaṃ — to Śatrughna; bharataṃ — to Bharata; tathā — likewise

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.