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.
ततो रामः शुभां वाणी देवदेवस्य भाषिताम्॥ श्रुत्वा परमतेजस्वी वाल्मीकिमिदमब्रवीत्। भगवश्रोतुमनस ऋषयो ब्राह्मलौकिकाः॥ भविष्यदुत्तरं यन्मे श्वोभूते संप्रवर्तताम्।