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    स तु तीरं समासाद्य तमसाया महामुनिः | शिष्यमाह स्थितं पार्श्वे दृष्ट्वा तीर्थमकर्दमम् || १-२-४sa tu tIraM samAsAdya tamasAyA mahAmuniH | ziSyamAha sthitaM pArzve dRSTvA tIrthamakardamam || 1-2-4The eminent sage Valmiki reached the bank of Tamasa and seen a descent into the river with pellucid waters, spoke to the disciple standing by the side. [1-2-4]
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    स मुहूर्तं गते तस्मिन्देवलोकं मुनिस्तदा | जगाम तमसातीरं जाह्नव्यास्त्वविदूरतः || १-२-३sa muhUrtaM gate tasmindevalokaM munistadA | jagAma tamasAtIraM jAhnavyAstvavidUrataH || 1-2-3After Narada had gone to devaloka, sage Valmiki reached the bank of river Tamasa which is not very far from the Ganges. [1-2-3]
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    यथावत्पूजितस्तेन देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा | आपृच्छैवाभ्यनुज्ञातः स जगाम विहायसम् || १-२-२yathAvatpUjitastena devarSirnAradastathA | ApRcchaivAbhyanujJAtaH sa jagAma vihAyasam || 1-2-2That divine sage Narada being worshipped befittingly by Valmiki in that way, on seeking permission of Valmiki to leave and having been permitted by Valmiki, went away heaven-ward. [1-2-2]
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    नारदस्य तु तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा वाक्यविशारदः | पूजयामास धर्मात्मा सहशिष्यो महामुनिः || १-२-१nAradasya tu tadvAkyaM zrutvA vAkyavizAradaH | pUjayAmAsa dharmAtmA sahaziSyo mahAmuniH || 1-2-1Then, the great sage Valmiki, a skilled orator and a virtue-minded one, having heard those words of Narada, worshipped him along with disciples. [1-2-1]
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    पठन् द्विजो वागृषभत्वमीयात् | स्यात् क्षत्रियो भूमिपतित्वमीयात् || वणिग्जनः पण्यफलत्वमीयात् | जनश्च शूद्रोऽपि महत्त्वमीयात् || १-१-१००paThan dvijo vAgRSabhatvamIyAt | syAt kSatriyo bhUmipatitvamIyAt || vaNigjanaH paNyaphalatvamIyAt | janazca zUdro'pi mahattvamIyAt || 1-1-100"By reading this Ramayana, that person if a Brahmana obtains excellency in speech, if a Kshatriya obtains land-lordship, if Vaisya attains profit in trade and even if a Sudra attains excellence." Thus Sage Narada gave a gist of Ramayana to Sage-poet Valmiki. [1-1-100]
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    एतदाख्यानमायुष्यं पठन् रामायणं नरः | सपुत्रपौत्रः सगणः प्रेत्य स्वर्गे महीयते || १-१-९९etadAkhyAnamAyuSyaM paThan rAmAyaNaM naraH | saputrapautraH sagaNaH pretya svarge mahIyate || 1-1-99This Ramayana is long-life giving. A narrative by reading which a human will be blessed with sons and grandsons, and after enjoying worldly comforts with attendants, will be adored in heaven after demise. [1-1-99]
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    इदं पवित्रं पापघ्नं पुण्यं वेदैश्च सम्मितम् | यः पठेद्रामचरितं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते || १-१-९८idaM pavitraM pApaghnaM puNyaM vedaizca sammitam | yaH paThedrAmacaritaM sarvapApaiH pramucyate || 1-1-98This Ramayana is holy, sin-eradicating, merit-endowing, and conformable with the teachings of Vedas. Whoever reads this Legend of Rama, will be verily liberated of all sins. [1-1-98]
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    दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च | रामो राज्यमुपासित्वा ब्रह्मलोकं गमिष्यति || १-१-९७dazavarSasahasrANi dazavarSazatAni ca | rAmo rAjyamupAsitvA brahmalokaM gamiSyati || 1-1-97Rama, reigning the kingdom for eleven thousand years, will attain Brahmaloka. [1-1-97]
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    राजवंशान् शतगुणान् स्थापयिष्यति राघवः | चातुर्वर्ण्यं च लोकेऽस्मिन् स्वे स्वे धर्मे नियोक्ष्यति || १-१-९६rAjavaMzAn zataguNAn sthApayiSyati rAghavaH | cAturvarNyaM ca loke'smin sve sve dharme niyokSyati || 1-1-96In this world Raghava will establish kingly dynasties in hundredfold and he will be maintaining the four-caste system positing each in his own duty, may it be caste-bound or provincial-kingdom-bound duty, in order to achieve a perfect social harmony. [1-1-96]
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    गवां कोट्ययुतं दत्त्वा विद्वद्भ्यो विधिपूर्वकम् | | असंख्येयं धनं दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महायशाः || १-१-९५gavAM koTyayutaM dattvA vidvadbhyo vidhipUrvakam | | asaMkhyeyaM dhanaM dattvA brAhmaNebhyo mahAyazAH || 1-1-95and crores of cows and wealth that cannot be counted, to Brahmanas and to scholars according to custom... [1-1-95]