Narada visits Valmiki
Narada visits Valmiki Episodes from the Ramayana: This picture depicts a hermitage (“asrama”) in a bucolic setting that matches the rich poetic descriptions of the text. On the left, the youthful divine messenger Narada, with golden “vina” beside him, is seated in conversation with the elderly bearded Valmiki, whose purity is conveyed by his whiteness. […]