ततो रामः शुभां वाणी देवदेवस्य भाषिताम्॥ श्रुत्वा परमतेजस्वी वाल्मीकिमिदमब्रवीत्। भगवश्रोतुमनस ऋषयो ब्राह्मलौकिकाः॥ भविष्यदुत्तरं यन्मे श्वोभूते संप्रवर्तताम्।
tato rāmaḥ śubhāṃ vāṇī devadevasya bhāṣitām|| śrutvā paramatejasvī vālmīkimidamabravīt| bhagavaśrotumanasa ṛṣayo brāhmalaukikāḥ|| bhaviṣyaduttaraṃ yanme śvobhūte saṃpravartatām|
English Meaning
Hearing the words of the great Patriarch instinct with well-being, the highly effulgent Rāma said to Vālmīki. O illustrious sir, the Rşis living in Brahmă's region have grown desirous of hearing my future history. So let it be taken up next morning.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)