In the beginning of the Ramayana, it is said that sage Valmiki lived on the bank of river Tamasa. How is it that the three met him in Chitrakoota? The answer is, he was originally living here, and when the coronation of Rama was to take place after a long time, he had shifted to the bank of the river Tamasa.
Rama undertakes the time-honoured house-warming ceremony 2.56.22-35
Rama and Lakshmana killed a she-deer for sacrifice to the gods presiding over the newly built hut. It is no sin, no cruelty as it is a part of the prescribed rite according to the sacred texts. Even the prey sacrificed attains final beatitude.
Meeting with Valmiki 2.56.15-18
In the beginning of the Ramayana, it is said that sage Valmiki lived on the bank of river Tamasa. How is it that the three met him in Chitrakoota? The answer is, he was originally living here, and when the coronation of Rama was to take place after a long time, he had shifted to the bank of the river Tamasa.
Rama undertakes the time-honoured house-warming ceremony 2.56.22-35
Rama and Lakshmana killed a she-deer for sacrifice to the gods presiding over the newly built hut. It is no sin, no cruelty as it is a part of the prescribed rite according to the sacred texts. Even the prey sacrificed attains final beatitude.