The Bhagavadgita's Message of Knowledge and Action: 6. Swami Krishnananda.
Swami Chinmayananda: Share this wisdom with many! For full story! 👇🏽 Valmiki, after hearing the captivating story of Sri Rama from Sage Narada, became deeply absorbed in it. One day, while at the Tamasa river with his disciple, he saw a pair of Krauncha birds happily playing together. Suddenly, a hunter shot the male bird, killing it. The female bird’s heart-wrenching cries deeply moved Valmiki, and in his grief, he spontaneously cursed the hunter, saying, “May you never find peace for killing one of the birds in the midst of its joy.” What surprised Valmiki was that this curse had come out in the form of a perfect metrical verse, with four lines, each containing eight syllables. Brahma then appeared to Valmiki and praised the verse, revealing that the poetic inspiration had a divine purpose. He instructed Valmiki to compose an epic about the life and glory of Shri Rama in this same verse form. Brahma promised that the story would endure in all the worlds as long as mountains and riv...