Valmiki facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Maharishi Valmiki
Maharishi Valmiki composing the Ramayana.
Philosophy	Religious movement called Valmikism is based on Valmiki's teachings.
Titles/honors	Revered as the Adi Kavi, which means First Poet, for he discovered the first śloka.
Composed Ramayana

Maharishi Valmiki (Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, vālmīki) (during Lord Rama's time) is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is revered as the Adi Kavi, which means First Poet, for he discovered the first śloka i.e. first verse, which set the base and defined the form to Sanskrit poetry.

At least by the 1st century AD, Valmiki's reputation as the father of Sanskrit classical poetry seems to have been legendary.

Related pages

• Rishi
• Kashyapa
• Atri
• Vashitha
• Vishvamitra
• Gautam
• Jamdagni
• Bharadvaja

Others

• Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN: 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola

Images for kids

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  The youthful sage Narada at the white-bearded Valmiki's hermitage

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  Sita in Valmiki hermitage

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  Rama with Sita on the throne, their children Lava and Kusha on their laps. Behind the throne, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna stand. Hanuman bows to Rama before the throne. Valmiki to the left.

See also

In Spanish: Valmiki para niños