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Valmiki

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Valmiki is the legendary poet and Hindu maharishi, or sage, who is celebrated as the traditional author of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana, on the basis of the attribution in the text itself. He is revered as Adi Kavi, the first poet, and the Ramayana is regarded as the first epic poem. The work consists of about 24,000 shlokas arranged in seven cantos, or kandas, and tells the story of Rama of Ayodhya. Within the atlas he stands as the named author to whom the seven kandas of the Ramayana are credited by tradition, which is a traditional attribution rather than a settled historical fact.

Facts
Attestation
Historicity
Legendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record 1
Veneration Today
Actively venerated in a living tradition 1
Identity
Gender
Male 1
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Aranya Kanda, Scripture Portions
Source Wikipedia, Ramayana (source)
Ayodhya Kanda, Scripture Portions
Source Wikipedia, Ramayana (source)
Bala Kanda, Scripture Portions
Source Wikipedia, Ramayana (source)
Kishkindha Kanda, Scripture Portions
Source Wikipedia, Ramayana (source)
Ramayana, Scriptures & Texts
Source Wikipedia, Ramayana (source)
Sundara Kanda, Scripture Portions
Source Wikipedia, Ramayana (source)
Uttara Kanda, Scripture Portions
Source Wikipedia, Ramayana (source)
Yoga Vasistha, Scriptures & Texts
Source Yoga Vasistha (Wikipedia)
Yuddha Kanda, Scripture Portions
Source Wikipedia, Ramayana (source)

Belongs to Tradition

Hinduism, Religions
Source Valmiki (Wikipedia)

Originated In

India, Regions
Source Valmiki (Wikipedia)

Revered In

Hinduism, Religions
Source Valmiki (Wikipedia)

Works Attributed

Ramayana, Scriptures & Texts
Source New World Encyclopedia: Ramayana
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1. Valmiki (Wikipedia)
  • Early life
    According to scriptures, Valmiki is the tenth son of the god Varuna
  • Lead
    was a legendary poet and Hindu maharishi (sage)
  • Originated In: India, Lead paragraph, originated-in
    Valmiki (; Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, romanized: Vālmīki, lit. 'from an anthill', [ʋɑːlmiːki]) was a legendary poet and Hindu maharishi (sage) who is celebrated as the traditional author of the smriti epic Ramayana, one of Hinduism's two Itihasas, based on the attribution in the text itself.
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Wikipedia, Ramayana (source)
  • Attributed Works: Bala Kanda, Lead
    as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
  • Attributed Works: Ayodhya Kanda, Lead
    as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
  • Attributed Works: Aranya Kanda, Lead
    as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
  • Attributed Works: Kishkindha Kanda, Lead
    as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
  • Attributed Works: Sundara Kanda, Lead
    as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
  • Attributed Works: Yuddha Kanda, Lead
    as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
  • Attributed Works: Uttara Kanda, Lead
    as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
  • Attributed Works: Ramayana, Lead
    as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
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Yoga Vasistha (Wikipedia)
Attributed Works: Yoga Vasistha, Lead
Quote, Attributed Works: Yoga Vasistha, Lead
The text is attributed to Maharishi Valmiki, but the real author is unknown.
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New World Encyclopedia: Ramayana
New World EncyclopediaWorks Attributed: Ramayana, Introduction
Quote, Works Attributed: Ramayana, Introduction
In Hinduism, the Rāmāyaṇa is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and is an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti) .
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