जन्मप्रभृति ते वीर सुखदुःखोपसेवनम्। भविष्यदुत्तरं चेह सर्वं वाल्मीकिना कृतम्॥
janmaprabhṛti te vīra sukhaduḥkhopasevanam| bhaviṣyaduttaraṃ ceha sarvaṃ vālmīkinā kṛtam||
English Meaning
O hero, Vālmīki had described herein all miseries and joys you have experienced since your birth and what shall happen in future after SIta's entrance into Patala.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)