[Valmiki composes the Ramayana in 24,000 verses -- teaches the verses to Kusa and Lava -- identifies Kusa and Lava for propagating the poem because of their melodious voice --- Kusa and Lava travel from place to place singing the Ramayana kavya--they sing at the assembly of rishis at aswamedha -- Sri Rama invites them to his palace and hears the Ramayana chanted by them.]

prāptarājyasya rāmasya vālmīkirbhagavānṛṣi:.

cakāra caritaṅ kṛtsnaṅ vicitrapadamātmavān৷৷1.4.1৷৷