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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.4.27

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.

1.4.27

tatas tu tau rāmavacaḥ pracoditāv agāyatāṃ mārgavidhānasaṃpadā
sa cāpi rāmaḥ pariṣadgataḥ śanair bubhūṣayāsaktamanā babhūva

Then those two, urged on by Rāma’s words, sang with the full perfection of the classical (mārga) technique; and Rāma too, seated in the assembly, gradually became engrossed in mind, eager to listen.

Words: tatas tu — and then; tau — the two; rāmavacaḥ — by Rāma’s words; pracoditāv — urged on (the two); agāyatāṃ — the two sang; mārgavidhānasaṃpadā — with the perfection of the classical method; sa cāpi rāmaḥ — and Rāma too; pariṣadgataḥ — present in the assembly; śanair — gradually, gently; bubhūṣayāsaktamanā — his mind engrossed out of eagerness (to hear); babhūva — became

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.