Character · Sage
Valmiki
Adi kavi; author of the Ramayana
Ramayana
Adi kavi; author of the Ramayana
Biography
Valmiki composes the Ramayana and shelters Sita; Lava and Kusha learn the poem in his ashrama.
Primary sources
- Ramayana · Bala Kanda · ch. 1, 4
- Ramayana · Uttara Kanda