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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.4.3

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: Kuśa and Lava approach in tapasvins' clothing and bow at his feet → recognizing the princes' learning, intelligence, and fine voices, he teaches them the poem

1.4.3

tasya cintayamānasya maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ
agṛhṇītāṃ tataḥ pādau muniveṣau kuśīlavau

As that great sage of purified soul was pondering, Kuśa and Lava, in the garb of sages, then clasped his feet.

Words: tasya cintayamānasya — of him as he pondered; maharṣer — of the great sage; bhāvitātmanaḥ — of purified soul; agṛhṇītāṃ — the two grasped; tataḥ — then; pādau — the two feet; muniveṣau — in the garb of sages; kuśīlavau — Kuśa and Lava

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.