GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Here, the Indian poet Valmiki is narrating the entire history of the Ramayana to his disciples. Valmiki lived a simple life as a poet and holy man in a hut in the forests of northern India. Valmiki was inspired to compose his verse after visits from the Gods Narada and Brahma.

Detailed explanation-2: -He came out of the anthill and penned the great epic sometime between the 4th and the 2nd century BC. “As long as there are rivers and mountains in the world, people will read the Ramayana."

Detailed explanation-3: -The oldest version is generally recognized to be the Sanskrit version attributed to the sage Narada, the Mula Ramayana. Narada passed on the knowledge to Valmiki, who authored Valmiki Ramayana, the present oldest available version of Ramayana.