शृणोति य इदं काव्यं पुरा वाल्मीकिना कृतम्। श्रद्दधानो जितक्रोधो दुर्गाण्यतितरत्यसौ॥
śṛṇoti ya idaṃ kāvyaṃ purā vālmīkinā kṛtam| śraddadhāno jitakrodho durgāṇyatitaratyasau||
English Meaning
He, who with devotion and having his anger subdued, shall hear the story of this epic written by Vālmīki in the days of yore shall get over all troubles.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)